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The hunt is on
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With mesh bags in hand, their heads mostly looking down, and a keen desire to find the motherload of morels, a secretive band of hunters is about to hit the woods in central Iowa. Will this be the year when the sometimes elusive morel mushrooms are abundant for those willing to trek into ...
Iowa Scenic Views by Foot set for Saturday at the Fort Dodge Public Library
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The Fort Dodge Public Library is hosting a free program presented by Tyler Sullivan from Iowa Scenic Views by Foot on Facebook at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Sullivan has been to nearly all Iowa counties, and has been to 1,300 cities across the state. He runs at least a mile in each community he ...
From our files: March 2011
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News of record: March 31, 2026
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Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Monday Animal neglect with serious injury or death — Larry Leroy Roberts Cook, 25, 510 S. 20th St., preliminary hearing set for April 17. Violation of parole — Robert C. Messenger Jr., 53, 512 N. 15th St., transferred to Parole Board. Driving while ...
FD man charged with starving puppy
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A Fort Dodge man has been arrested and charged with starving a puppy to death, according to court records. Larry Leroy Roberts Cook, 25, 510 S. 20th St., was arrested by Fort Dodge police and charged with animal neglect with serious injury or death, court records indicate. In the criminal ...