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News of Record: Sept. 20, 2025

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Police Logs FORT DODGE Thursday A fight was reported in the 700 block of First Avenue North. Harassment was reported in the 900 block of Central Avenue. A welfare check was conducted in the 1300 block of First Avenue North. A suspicious person was reported in the 900 block of ...

Sexton leaves House for USDA post

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ROCKWELL CITY — Mike Sexton has resigned his seat in the Iowa House of Representatives to become leader of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s rural development programs in the state. The Republican’s House resignation was effective at 5 p.m. Friday. He will start his new job as the ...

Area meat processors win state grants

Business Briefs

Two area meat processing businesses have received grants from a new state program. The money is from the Choose Iowa Butchery Innovation Grant program. Skoglund Meats in West Bend received $25,000 to help pay for the addition of a smokehouse. The estimated total project cost is ...

DOT: Erosion won’t hurt bridge

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A washed out area next to one of the Kenyon Road Bridge supports may look ominous, but it does not threaten the stability of the bridge, according to state Department of Transportation engineers. City Manager David Fierke received an email Friday from a DOT engineer who wrote “the erosion ...