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SCC Students host Mental Health Awareness Walk and Inside Out Box display

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ROCKWELL CITY — Students at South Central Calhoun Middle School will host a Mental Health Awareness event featuring their Inside Out Boxes — a creative project that helps students express emotions and experiences that are often unseen to normalize talking about mental health. The event invites families and community members to view the displays, take part in a mental health awareness walk, and connect with local resources. The event will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Thursday at the Middle School. The goal of the event is to raise awareness about the importance of mental health, ...

Volunteer victims test emergency responders

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There were a lot of people laying around in a grassy area at Fort Dodge Regional Airport Tuesday morning and they didn’t look good. One young woman appeared to be missing part of a leg. Others were covered in horrible-looking gashes, with blood everywhere. But those wounds were all ...

FD council moves to create small park downtown

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A gap between two buildings in the 700 block of Central Avenue would become a pocket park under a plan advanced by the City Council Monday. Right now, the space is a big patch of grass next to the building that once housed McGregor’s Furniture. Part of that space was once an alley ...

Lift assist calls will now have a price tag

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Fort Dodge firefighters and paramedics will continue to respond to help people get back up after a fall, but in some cases there will now be a fee for that service. The City Council on Monday approved a fee schedule — one for nursing facilities and one for private individuals — to be charged when the Fire Department responds to what is called a lift assist. Terry Evans, the emergency medical service supervisor for the Fire Department, said a lift assist happens when a person falls from the standing or seated position, is not injured, but cannot get up by themselves. He told the ...

News of Record: May 12, 2026

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Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Monday Assault while displaying a dangerous weapon — Jeremy F. Jenkins, 54, 549 Fourth Ave. N., preliminary hearing waived, no contact order issued, Perry B. Bender, 48, 625 S. 15th St., dismissed. Disorderly conduct — Vanessa M. Santana, 23, 216 N. 14th St., trial set for July 2, no contact order issued. Margie A. Berg, 58, 1007 S. 24th St., trial set for July 2. Jeremy F. Jenkins, 54, 549 Fourth Ave. N., continued 180 days. Perry B. Bender, 48, 625 S. 15th St., dismissed. Unauthorized use of a credit card — Sea Breeze Lou Nelson, 29, 1224 ...

FD school board prepares to wrap up academic year

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Several dates in relation to the end of the 2025-26 academic year highlighted discussion at Monday’s meeting of the Fort Dodge Community School District board. Superintendent Josh Porter shared information on high school graduation and the last day of school for students and staff during his report. “There is a lot going on, but it is all very exciting,” he said. “Graduation is Saturday, May 23, at Dodger Stadium beginning at 7:30 p.m., while the last day of school for students is May 28 and for staff is June 1. “There is also plenty happening beyond that,” he added. ...