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Serving Fort Dodge since 1963

John Daniel II was newly graduated from the University of Iowa pharmacy school when his parents helped him open Daniel Pharmacy at 1114 Central Ave. in 1963. The business with its unique neon signs out front has been a fixture in the community ever since. Generations of area families have ...

Go and Do: Oct. 16, 2026

In Fort Dodge FORT DODGE — The Fort Dodge Chili Lovers’ Society 44th annual Chili Cookoff will be held from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. SATURDAY at the Fort Museum, 1 Museum Road. Judges taste test will be held at 1 p.m. and winners announced at 3 p.m. Public tasting will be held from 1:30 to 4 ...

News of Record: Oct. 16, 2026

Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Thursday Domestic abuse assault of a pregnant person with intent to inflict serious injury, first offense — Felixavier Maldonado Soto, 42, 433 Third St. N.W., preliminary hearing set for Oct. 23. Driving while license suspended — John W. Dungan III, 35, Des Moines, $491.25. Possession of a controlled substance, marijuana, first offense — Jose A. Gonzalez, 23, St. Pauls, North Carolina, continued until Oct. 22. Property maintenance code violation — Carolina Espinoza, 1222 Fourth Ave. N., continued until Nov. 18. Dominic D. Diekman, 127 11th ...

Man sent to prison for enticing a juvenile

SAC CITY — A Sac City man has been sentenced to prison for five years after pleading guilty to using various social media platforms to entice a girl into sexual conduct, according to the Sac County Attorney’s Office. Joshua W. Phillips, 43, had pleaded guilty to one count of grooming, according to the County Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said that during the early months of this year, Phillips used Instagram, Snapchat, WhatsApp and text messages to build a romantic relationship with a girl and to entice her to engage in sexual conduct with him. They said he used code words in ...

Airport project will give passengers more room

After passengers flying out of Fort Dodge Regional Airport clear the security checkpoint, they must sit or stand in a relatively small area while they wait to board their plane. And there is no bathroom there. Anyone needing to use the bathroom has to go back into the main part of the ...