The Webster County Treasurer’s Office in the Courthouse will be closed Wednesday. It will reopen Thursday in the county office building at 723 First Ave. S. The office is being relocated to prepare for the complete replacement of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system in the ...

An overheated electrical motor smoked up part of a building at Iowa Central Community College Wednesday evening. The problem at the REC Center was reported at 6:50 p.m. “There was a decent amount of smoke,” Fire Department Capt. Steve Teske said. “They heeded the fire alarm and ...

CLARION — Angela Anderson, of Wright County, was appointed by Gov. Kim Reynolds to the Early Childhood Iowa Board. Early Childhood Iowa is a statewide initiative that joins public and private entities to support children from birth to age 5.

An agreement with the Fort Dodge Secretary/Clerical Education Association for the 2023-24 school year was ratified by the Board of Education on Monday. Under the new agreement, the base wage for district employees in secretarial or clerical roles will be $15.48 per hour, a 48-cent increase ...

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 ...