For decades, there has been a Chrysler dealership in Fort Dodge owned by a local family. First it was Shimkat Motor Co. owned by the Shimkat family. The Shimkats started in 1947 with DeSoto and Plymouth dealerships and soon added Dodge and Chrysler. Last year, the Shimkat family sold ...
About 20 years ago, Shirley Hottman came up with an idea that would enable people to have a good time while generating money to help area women suffering from breast cancer. She gathered a group of volunteers and launched the first Angel Ride in 2007. “She just wanted to help cancer ...
Police Log FORT DODGE Tuesday A fight was reported in the 1500 block of 27th Avenue North. Fireworks were reported in the 1100 block of Fourth Avenue North. A suspicious person was reported in the 1200 block of 10th Avenue North. A parking complaint was reported in the 1000 block of Williams Drive. A theft was reported in the 3000 block of First Avenue South. A suspicious person was reported in the 300 block of Avenue D. A parking complaint was reported in the 2000 block of Sixth Avenue North. A welfare check was conducted in the 700 block of Avenue C. An assault ...
Webster County Auditor Shaunna Abrams resigned Tuesday, notifying the Board of Supervisors she will leave office July 16 — less than two years into the four-year term she won in 2024. Abrams, a Republican who took office Jan. 2, 2025, submitted her formal resignation to the board at 4:37 p.m. Tuesday. She cited the demands of the job, writing that “increasing demands and workload” had made it difficult to maintain a healthy work-life balance and that stepping down was the best decision for her at this time. In her resignation notice, she did not indicate what her future ...
