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The hidden homeless of Fort Dodge: Focus on families, children

Local News

When Fort Dodge residents refer to homeless people, they often envision single men living on the street or in a shelter with a substance abuse problem or mental illness. However, local experts note that such views are based on stereotypical overgeneralizations of homeless people. Randy ...

Happily employed

Local Business

WEBSTER CITT — There are not many who can say they have worked for 40 years for the same business. There are even fewer who can survive three transitions of ownership and also shift with the company during several moves. Mitch Young, shop foreman and master certified technician at Good ...

Spring car show planned at FDSH

Local News

The Fort Dodge Senior High Racing Club will host its Spring Car Show from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 9 at the high school, 825 N. 25th St. The event is open to the public and welcomes all types of vehicles, from classic muscle cars to modern performance builds, race cars, trucks, imports, bikes ...

FD native, boxing champ, announces book

Local News

For a few decades of his life, Fort Dodge native John Roby was focused on fighting. He began boxing when he was 16 years old and trained under the late Bud Fair, of Fort Dodge. After a long and distinguished amateur career, he turned pro. He fought 48 professional bouts and was the ...

Fort Dodge, Homer were rivals for county seat

Local News

Fort Dodge was still an active Army post when it and all the land around it became part of an official Iowa county. But it wasn’t named Webster County. And the process of eventually getting the county seat moved to the town of Fort Dodge after the Army left got a little bit nasty. The ...