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News of Record: June 27, 2026

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Police Log FORT DODGE Thursday A welfare check was conducted at 13th Street and Ninth Avenue North. A disabled vehicle was reported in the 1500 block of Ninth Avenue South. A disabled vehicle was reported in the 1400 block of First Avenue South. A vehicle struck an animal at Second ...

Fireworks offer light, sound, danger

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The booming sound of fireworks can already be heard occasionally, and Independence Day is still a week away. With this year being the 250th birthday of the United States, people will be trying to make the July 4th holiday even more special, and fireworks will be part of the mix. But ...

Road work underway on P59

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Asphalt repairs are underway on Webster County Road P59 between Fifth Avenue South and U.S. Highway 20, according to the Webster County Road Department. Traffic will be reduced to one lane at times. The work will continue through Wednesday.

Born to teach

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Feelhaver Elementary School is where it all began and where it will end for Susan Winter. It has come full circle for Winter, who has been a teacher for 33 years. She has spent the last 28 years in the Fort Dodge Community School District in the same building. Ironically, when she began ...

Lunch on Central is today

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Lunch on Central will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today in the alley in the 700 block of Central Avenue between The Messenger and the Webster County Courthouse. The cost is $8. The menu will be pork burger or tenderloin, pasta salad, potato chips and bottled water. Desserts will be ...