Seeing that the federal government has racked up a $40 trillion debt with no end in sight, Congressional candidate Chris McGowan believes a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget is the only answer. “I think that elected officials need to make that a front burner issue,” ...
An architect was hired Monday to design the second firehouse in Fort Dodge. The City Council hired 10Fold Architecture + Engineering, of Ames, to design the structure planned for the 300 block of A Street. The company will be paid $321,000. Money to pay for that contract will come from the ...
Chris Swanson, of Duncombe, got to make a lot of noise Saturday afternoon at the 2026 Frontier Days celebration at the Fort Museum and Frontier Village. The members of the 3rd Iowa Cavalry Reenactors unit let him pull the lanyard on their replica Civil War era cannon. Pulling that ...
The Hawkeye Community Theatre will be showcasing performances of “Murder on the Orient Express” Wednesday through Saturday. This is a stage adaptation, written by Ken Ludwig, of the classic Agatha Christie novel of the same name. The story details famous detective Hercule Poirot on a ...
The Trolley Center in downtown Fort Dodge may be replaced with a four-story building housing stores and apartments. H & F Development Partners, of Fort Dodge, has proposed that concept, and it will be considered by the City Council tonight. The council will meet at 6 p.m. in the ...