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LifeServe offers blood donor incentives

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LifeServe Blood Center, which has a facility in Fort Dodge, has launched two donor reward initiatives for 2026 to help build and maintain a strong supply of two vital blood products. LifeServe is bringing back its Loyal Platelet Donor Club to reward this special group of donors. Platelets are ...

A legacy of service

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Ron Newsum, the founder of the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight program which took some 3,500 veterans to Washington, D.C., over 15 years, died Monday at age 87. The Fort Dodge man organized the effort in 2009 and the first flights were conducted in 2010. “What a great legacy he left ...

News of Record: Jan. 7, 2026

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Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Tuesday Possession of a controlled substance, third or subsequent offense — Brazin Ray Powell Guggisberg, 31, 1525 Fourth Ave. S., preliminary hearing waived. Samuel Maldonado, 34, 803 Sixth Ave. N., preliminary hearing set for Jan. 16. Failure to ...

Police seek shooting suspect

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Fort Dodge police are seeking a suspect in connection with a Sunday morning shooting that injured a man. Davontrez R. McCuddin, 22, of Fort Dodge, is wanted on a charge of attempt to commit murder, police reported. Webster County Crime Stoppers is offering a $250 reward for information ...