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Iowa Central leader Crimmins dies

Mark Crimmins, a Fort Dodge attorney who served on the Iowa Central Community College Board of Trustees for three decades and was the legal adviser to the city government, died Monday at age 64. Crimmins was also a member of the City Council for a year in the early 1990s. “We will miss him,” Mayor Dave Flattery said. “He was not only a great family man, but also a great community man and a great legal man.” “He worked well with city officials,” he added. Flattery said that as city attorney Crimmins did a good job prosecuting nuisance violations. He added that Crimmins ...

Oh deer, oh deer, oh deer

News of Record: July 21, 2026

Man faces drunk driving charge after serious crash A Fort Dodge man faces criminal charges because police say he wrecked his SUV while driving drunk early Saturday morning, seriously injuring the passenger in the vehicle. Yorbelis Torres Creagh, 25, of 230 Fifth Ave. N., was arrested by Fort Dodge police and charged with: ∫ Operating while under the influence, second offense ∫ Serious injury by vehicle ∫ Failure to maintain control The crash happened at 2:53 a.m. Saturday on a steep hill in the 100 block of North Fifth Street. According to the criminal complaints filed ...

Diaper help is on the way

In Fort Dodge, there may be times when the parents of a baby may be faced with a painful decision about what they can afford: food or diapers. The new Swaddling Clothes ministry of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is intended to help parents in that situation. Beginning in August, the ...

From our files: July 2011

Kehm named district court judge

Fort Dodge attorney Ryan Kehm has been named a district court judge by Gov. Kim Reynolds. He is an attorney at Crimmins & Kehm Law Firm. He received his Bachelor’s and law degrees from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. He will replace District Court Judge John Haney, who is retiring. He will serve Judicial District 2B which includes Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Humboldt, Marshall, Pocahontas, Sac, Story, Webster and Wright counties.