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FDSH alum tabbed to lead new high school
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WATERLOO — A Fort Dodge Senior High graduate has been named the inaugural principal at Waterloo United High School. Zach O’Brien was announced by the Waterloo Community School District to the position effective July 1, 2026, pending board approval. Waterloo United is scheduled to ...
FD council to address budget, construction contracts
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A series of major construction contracts and more budget work are on the agenda for the Fort Dodge City Council tonight. The council meeting will begin at 5 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. S., with a budget workshop. The council will discuss budget options for the Dodger Area ...
Hamilton Co. turkey barn considered total loss
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Two fire departments responded to a turkey barn fire located just north of Ellsworth, near Interstate 35 on Saturday afternoon. The Ellsworth Fire Department responded quickly, with four vehicles and 10 firefighter, ffollowed shortly by the Jewell Fire Department, with another 10 ...
Iowa Central Community College provides customized training for local industries
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The days when college is all about sitting in a classroom, listening to a lecturer, and studying through books have changed. Iowa Central Community College is building the local area workforce with customized training programs. In this area, employers have worked through several different ...
Only the beginning
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KANSAS CITY — When Mark Beemer attended his first National FFA Convention in his long-ago high school days, he never imagined that Kansas City would become his home. In those days of the late 1970s and early 1980s, Kansas City still hosted the huge convention of young, blue-jacketed FFA ...