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News of record: April 24, 2024

News of record

Magistrate Court Webster County Violation of parole — Daquan L. Altman, 29, 737 Westridge Road, transferred to Parole Board. Driving while license suspended — Oscar Garcia Chavarria, 22, Storm Lake, five days in jail suspended, $250 plus surcharge and court costs; Dusty D. Ridling, ...

FD Council OKs $117M budget

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A roughly $117 million budget for the next fiscal year was unanimously approved by the Fort Dodge City Council Monday. City Manager David Fierke gave the elected officials an overview of the spending plan during a workshop that preceded the council’s business meeting Monday. There was no ...

City takes over North Lawn Cemetery

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North Lawn Cemetery on North 15th Street will now be owned and operated by the city of Fort Dodge. The cemetery’s previous owners, Dennis and Kim Bridges, of Knoxville, Tennessee, reached an agreement to donate the 54-acre cemetery, its equipment and its trust funds to the city. The City ...

Man arrested for courtroom uproar

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The father of a slain Fort Dodge man faces criminal charges for rushing toward his son’s killer, setting off a short courtroom melee during an April 15 sentencing hearing. Edward E. Brown, 55, of 917 11th Ave. S.W., was arrested by Webster County sheriff’s deputies and charged with first ...

FD woman faces drug charges

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Drug charges have been filed against a Fort Dodge woman who is already in jail for an incident that injured two police officers and damaged a patrol vehicle. The new charges against Jonetta R. Clark, 40, of 1229 Sixth Ave. N., stem from the same April 17 incident. It occurred at 12:40 a.m. ...

Development deal with Nestle Purina approved

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Nestle Purina PetCare will get some financial assistance from Fort Dodge for an upcoming plant expansion under an agreement approved by the City Council Monday. The development agreement calls for the city government to give the company $1.6 million over 10 years. That money will come ...