The roster of the Fort Dodge Fire Department has been changed by one retirement and a series of promotions. Capt. Steve Teske will retire Friday after about 38 years of service. Mayor Dave Flattery presented him with a proclamation during Monday’s council meeting. Teske joined the Fire ...
Four Carlson kids from Manson and Rockwell City sat in the back of a pickup truck Saturday morning at the Fort Dodge Farmers Market, cleaning and shucking sweet corn as fast as customers could buy it. Ava, 13, packaged it up. Olivia, 11, Melody, 9, and Elliott, 6, worked alongside, happily ...
Rob Sand told a Fort Dodge audience Monday that he will bring a different approach to the governor’s office that will produce solutions that work for Iowans on everything from water quality to mental health. The Democrat said the state now has two “private clubs” - the Democratic ...
A blood drive is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1426 N. 32nd St. For an appointment, call 800-REDCROSS (800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org and use sponsor code LatterDaySaintsFD. Walk-ins are also welcome. All presenting donors will receive an American Red Cross T-shirt while supplies last. Give blood by July 31 for a Fandango Movie Reward by email to see a movie courtesy of the Red Cross. rcblood.org/July
JEFFERSON — A man is dead, and a Jefferson police officer was stabbed in the face early Sunday morning after a traffic stop ended in a violent confrontation in a rural Greene County ditch. According to the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, a Jefferson police officer attempted to stop a vehicle at about 1:25 a.m. Sunday. The driver refused to pull over, and a pursuit followed. Deputies from the Greene County Sheriff’s Office responded to assist. The pursuit ended near 245th Street and L Avenue when the driver lost control and the vehicle went into the ditch. Investigators ...
