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Property for a second firehouse to be built on the city’s west side was purchased by the Fort Dodge City Council on Monday. The council bought land in the 300 block of A Street from Eldon and Karen Rossow, of Fort Dodge, for $85,000. That money will come from the city’s share of ...

Meth deals send FD man to prison

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A Fort Dodge man is heading to federal prison for 12 years on drug charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa reported. Marcus Hill, 33, had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and distribution of methamphetamine near a protected location, ...

News of record: Magistrate Court

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Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Monday Failure to appear for pre-trial conference — Justin L. Foy, 40, 1414 Second Ave. S., further proceedings to be scheduled. Failure to appear for arraignment — Coty A. Sumrall, 39, Fort Dodge, further proceedings to be scheduled; Stephanie J. ...

FD school board sets bond sale date

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The continuing process of the Fort Dodge Senior High School renovation and financing highlighted the Fort Dodge Community School District Board meeting Monday. Brandon Hansel, executive director of financial services, presented the board with approval items for making Jensen Builders, Ltd., of ...

Two arrested in Pocahontas armed robbery

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POCAHONTAS — A man and a teenager have been arrested and charged with robbing someone at gunpoint in Pocahontas Saturday afternoon. Gideon Ayafa, 18, of Pocahontas, was charged with first-degree robbery and fifth-degree theft, according to Pocahontas police. A 16-year-old resident of ...