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News Brief

Part of North Seventh Street to be closed

North Seventh Street between Eighth and 10th avenues north will be closed to traffic beginning today for emergency sanitary sewer repairs, according to the Fort Dodge city engineering staff. Traffic will be detoured onto North Fourth Street.

Supervisors OK Sheriff’s vehicle purchase, trade

The Webster County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division will be gaining an updated vehicle soon. On Tuesday, the Webster County Board of Supervisors approved the purchase of a certified used 2021 Cherokee Wagon LTE from Shimkat Motor Co, of Fort Dodge, for the CID. The vehicle ...

7 on civil service list for Sheriff’s Office

Seven candidates have passed the written and physical exam for the Webster County Civil Service Commission, being eligible for hire as a deputy sheriff. The Webster County Board of Supervisors approved the list during its meeting on Tuesday morning. Webster County Sheriff Luke Fleener said ...

FD utility billing office will be closed

The utility billing office in the Fort Dodge Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. S., will be closed from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today. Payments can be made using the drop box in the back of the building.

Part of MLK Drive to be closed

Martin Luther King Drive between Third and Sixth avenues north will be closed today for roadway maintenance, according to the Fort Dodge Public Works Department. Detours will be posted.

Intersection to be closed

The intersection of Floral Avenue and North 22nd Street will be closed beginning today, according to the Fort Dodge Public Works Department. It will remain closed for about two weeks. Detours will be posted. The intersection will be closed so that city crews can do concrete repairs.