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News of Record: March 18, 2026
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Police Log FORT DODGE Monday A fight was reported in the 10 block of North Seventh Street. A traffic sign problem was reported at 10th Avenue North and 24th Street. Criminal mischief was reported in the 900 block of Central Avenue. A vehicle accident was reported in the 2900 block ...
‘Winter’s not over yet’
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Mother Nature wasn’t quite done with winter as she brought more than two inches of snow and high winds on Sunday, which created blizzard conditions. “Yesterday was a long day,” Webster County Engineer Jamie Johll said Monday. “We concentrated on paved routes yesterday and this ...
From our files: March 2011
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News of record: March 17, 2026
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Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Monday Third-degree criminal mischief — Malaci D. Cooley, 27, 1138 Third Ave. N.W., preliminary hearing waived. Driving while license suspended — Monica M. Shipman, 39, 610 Central Ave., trial set for April 23; Blake S. Delaney, 25, Farnhamville, $250 ...
FD Police Department solves canine caper
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A couple of dogs that got loose in the middle of Sunday night’s blizzard made it home safely thanks to the help of a pair of Fort Dodge police officers. Lt. Joe Bates and Patrol Officer Bryan Slama helped Kari Swisher find her runaway dogs. “Without these two officers, I would have ...