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News of Record: June 9, 2026
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Police Log FORT DODGE Sunday A welfare check was conducted in the 1000 block of First Avenue North. A fight was reported in the 10 block of North 10th Street. A suspicious person was reported in the 1900 block of Third Avenue North. A theft was reported in the 200 block of Avenue ...
PICA receives statewide honor
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Pride in Community Appearance, often better known as PICA, has received the Main Street Iowa Leadership Award. That is a statewide honor celebrating exceptional volunteerism, leadership, and community impact. PICA was founded in 2001 by Jan and Phyllis Wilson, of Fort Dodge. Its members ...
Council renews Fierke’s contract
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The Fort Dodge City Council on Monday extended the contract of City Manager David Fierke for another four years. Fierke has been the city manager since 2006. David Haggard, the former superintendent of the Fort Dodge Community School District, served as interim city manager for a few ...
Council supports downtown building plan
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The Fort Dodge City Council took a couple of steps Monday to support the construction of a new downtown building that would take the place of the vacant Trolley Center. H & F Development Partners, of Fort Dodge, has proposed demolishing the Trolley Center at the corner of Ninth Street ...
McGowan wants balanced budget amendment
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Seeing that the federal government has racked up a $40 trillion debt with no end in sight, Congressional candidate Chris McGowan believes a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget is the only answer. “I think that elected officials need to make that a front burner issue,” ...