The Fort Dodge City Council on Monday approved a contract for a water main connection to the Georgia-Pacific plant south of town. The council hired Friday Excavation LLC, of Lorimor, to do the job at a cost of $317,647. The company will reimburse the city for all the expenses of building ...

Fort Dodge Public Library, 424 Central Ave., will hold adult coloring sessions from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5:30 to 7 p.m. today in the library’s large meeting room. Coloring sheets and coloring utensils will be available as well as cookies. If you are a long-time coloring fan or prefer to ...

The compost site at the Fort Dodge Central Garage, 3001 Eighth Ave. S., will open today, according to the Public Works Department. The site will be open from 8 a.m. to noon on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. It will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. It will be closed ...

A Humboldt woman will be in Webster County Magistrate Court this morning to face accusations that she tried to hire another person to kill her husband last year. Erin Sue Rohrer, 44, is charged with solicitation to commit murder, a Class C felony. According to the criminal complaint, Rohrer ...

LAURENS — Bobalee Inc. in Laurens will pay $26,534 in civil penalties to resolve alleged violations of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the company, which manufactures welded hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders, ...

A new learning opportunity from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Webster County Environmental Health Officer The Webster County Extension office along with the Webster County environmental health officer will host a free, one-hour learning session for private well owners ...