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Gas leak contained in FD

A small natural gas leak in southern Fort Dodge was quickly controlled early Friday afternoon. The leak was reported at 1:10 p.m. near Ninth Avenue South and 29th Street. A contractor struck and broke an underground service line, according to Geoff Greenwood, a spokesman for MidAmerican Energy. He said a service line connects a gas main to a single customer, which in this case was a residence. A MidAmerican Energy crew stopped the leak within five minutes of arriving, Fire Department Capt. Jeff Hill said. He said firefighters used air monitoring equipment to check the area round ...

Grodahl honored by Stewart Memorial

LAKE CITY — Stewart Memorial Hospital and Clinics recognized Megan Grodahl, a physician’s assistant, as its August Path to Excellence honoree. Approaching 11 years with Stewart Memorial, Grodahl has built her career around rural family medicine, meaningful relationships with patients and families, and a commitment to working alongside her colleagues to provide care close to home. Grodahl’s path to Stewart Memorial began with a strong interest in rural medicine. “I just fell in love with rural Iowa and have a passion for primary care in a small community,” said Grodahl. ...

From our files: August 2011

First Women’s Equality Day Forum is Tuesday

The first Women’s Equality Day Forum in Fort Dodge will be held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Fort Dodge Public Library. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Women's Equality Day is celebrated annually across the United States to commemorate the official certification of the 19th ...

North Ninth Street to be closed Monday

A long section of busy North Ninth Street will be closed to traffic beginning Monday, so that it can be repaved. The road will be closed between First Avenue North and Seventh Avenue North. Traffic will be detoured onto North Seventh Street. At the intersection of First Avenue North and North Ninth Street, traffic will be able to go east, west and south. At the intersection of Seventh Avenue North and North Ninth Street, traffic will be able to go west and north onto Williams Drive. All intersections between First Avenue North and Seventh Avenue North will be closed.

New dentist added at health center

The Community Health Center of Fort Dodge announced that Dr. Glory Ogunyinka has joined the organization as a general dentist, providing preventive, restorative, and comprehensive dental care to patients at the Fort Dodge location. Ogunyinka joined the health center this month after graduating from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in 2025. She went on to complete an Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) residency through NYU Langone Health, gaining additional training across a broad range of restorative, surgical, and comprehensive care procedures to further ...