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ISU Extension offers forest course

Iowa woodland owners and others interested in forest stewardship are invited to participate in the Iowa Master Woodland Steward Program, a comprehensive educational program designed to help participants better understand, manage, and protect Iowa's woodland resources. The Iowa Master Woodland Steward Program is offered through Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in partnership with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, often in cooperation with county conservation boards. While the program is primarily intended for woodland owners, stewards, and land managers, it is also ...

More school bells ring in Fort Dodge

The first classes of the new school year began Wednesday morning for the roughly 3,400 students of the Fort Dodge Community School District. The students and their teachers were able to ease into the 2026-2027 academic year with a shortened school day. There was 1 p.m. early dismissal for all ...

Man faces weapon charge after Dayton incident

A man was arrested after showing a handgun and threatening to shoot people during a Monday afternoon incident in Dayton. Kohl B. Anderson, 27, of Boone, was arrested by Webster County sheriff’s deputies and charged with domestic abuse assault, display or use of a weapon, first offense, according to criminal complaints. The incident happened at 3:25 p.m. Monday in a residence on First Street Northwest in Dayton. Anderson showed a handgun to a woman and her friends multiple times and threatened to shoot people, deputies wrote in the criminal complaints. He also grabbed the woman's ...

FDSH project gets started

A flat patch of ground on the east side of Fort Dodge Senior High School will be covered by a new multipurpose building that will be one of the most visible signs of a major renovation of the 1958 vintage school. Fort Dodge Community School District leaders, the senior high marching band and ...

St. Edmond homecoming court

First Women's Equality Day Forum held in Fort Dodge

The first Women's Equality Day Forum in Fort Dodge was held at the Fort Dodge Public Library on Tuesday evening. The event featured a diverse panel of six women, speaking to around 40 people in attendance. Women’s Equality Day is celebrated annually in the United States to commemorate the ...