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FD council approves settlement

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The Fort Dodge City Council on Monday approved a $40,000 settlement to end a lawsuit. There was no discussion of the matter during the council meeting and no other details have been revealed. The motion the council approved describes the settlement as “recommended by and paid by the ...

Into the fire

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Moorland native Jackson Johnson, who’s currently stationed at the U.S. Forest Service base in McCall, Idaho, showed a video of his commute to work during his presentation Saturday at the Coffee and Conversation session at the Matt Cosgrove River’s Edge Discovery Center. It shows people ...

Running with the snowmen

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It was like running in a snow globe. Every turn, every straight away, every hill. Snow on the ground. Snow in the air. The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national cross country championship field at Lakeside Golf Course inside John F. Kennedy Memorial Park ...

Haakenson received Purple Heart

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During his time in South Vietnam, Steve Haakenson jumped out of helicopters and inched through tunnels in pursuit of an elusive enemy. He carried up to 150 pounds of gear as he and his fellow Army soldiers slogged through jungles. And he survived a massive explosion that inflicted wounds ...