An update to the Municipal Code sections pertaining to non-union administration and personnel was approved by the Fort Dodge City Council during its regular meeting on Monday evening. Part of the changes include updating the master classification plan for job titles and pay grades. It also ...

Teens can express themselves with sidewalk chalk from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Fort Dodge Public Library, 424 Central Ave. Those attending will meet inside the library, grab some sidewalk chalk and head outside. For more information, contact the library at 515-573-8167, ext. 6224, ...

The Lion’s Den volunteer garage sale is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Lion’s Den, 731 Exposition Drive. Donuts will be available for 50 cents each with free coffee in the morning. Lunch will be available for $5 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. both days. Pop or water ...

The 900 block of Second Avenue South will be closed Monday and will remain closed for about a month, the Fort Dodge city engineering staff announced. The street is being closed due to utility work related to the construction of some townhouses in that block.

An audit of the MIDAS Regional Planning Commission has been released by T.P. Anderson & Co., of Humboldt. The auditors reported that the commission’s revenue totaled $3,428,871 for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2022. All of that revenue came from the transit fund. The expenses ...

FARNHAMVILLE - A Farnhamville man will spend the next 63 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography. Marcus Urelius, 36, was sentenced May 15 in United States District Court in Sioux City. In January, he pleaded guilty to possessing and sharing child ...