When the Highland Park Avenue Bridge was built in Fort Dodge in 1925, cars like the Ford Model T rolled across it while steam locomotives rumbled down the tracks beneath it. The 101-year-old bridge will be replaced under a contract awarded by the City Council Monday. The council voted ...
It takes a lot of people serving in hundreds of different specialities to protect American shores. Wayne Rentz, a former mayor of Moorland, was one of them. He served in the United States Coast Guard. Restless after high school, he enlisted in the Coast Guard in January 1973 at age 19. ...
Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Monday Sex offender registration violation, first offense — Carl J. Meyers Jr., 54, 729 S. 22nd St., preliminary hearing set for Nov. 19. Assault with intent to inflict serious injury — Benjamin L. Foster, 45, 1112 17th St. S.W., preliminary hearing set for Nov. 19, no contact order issued. Violation of probation — Benjamin L. Foster, 45, 1112 17th St. S.W., further proceedings to be scheduled. Possession of a controlled substance, second offense — Jazzlyin M. Peebles, 32, 1401 First Ave. N., failed to appear, arrest warrant ...
The Fort Dodge City Council on Monday unanimously approved the second readings of increases in the monthly water and sanitary sewer bills. Currently, the average residential customer pays $45.41 per month for water. Under the proposal advanced by the council, on Jan. 1 that figure would rise to $47.04. Then on Jan. 1, 2028, it would rise to $48.72. The average residential customer now pays $29.30 per month for sanitary sewer service. On Jan. 1, that amount would rise to $30.28. Then on Jan. 1, 2028, it would rise to $31.29. The increase must be approved once more in order to ...
By Robert E. Oliver Last Friday, 600 juvenile walleye found a new home at Briggs Woods Lake. For the fourth year in a row, donors gave $2,100 to stock the lake with walleye, ensuring that as we rake leaves and prepare for winter, good local fishing lies ahead both this winter, and next spring and summer. This year the funds came from the Doug Jacobson Foundation and Mid-American Energy. Funding for the 2027 walleye restocking project is already being sought, and grants written to insure the fifth year. Anyone can contribute to the project at any time through the Friends of the ...
Starting on Saturday, the familiar sound of bells ringing in front of stores began in Fort Dodge as the annual Salvation Army Kettle Campaign kicked off. It’s a sound heard every year and a need that’s always there, every year. “The need is great this year,” said Salvation Army ...
