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Hwy 175 Dayton to Stratford to close for repairs

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DAYTON — Drivers traveling on Iowa Highway 175 between Dayton and Stratford will have to find an alternate route beginning Monday. The Iowa highway between Webster County Road P70 (Taylor Ave) to Water Street in Hamilton County will be closed for resurfacing work on the bridge over the Des ...

Big crowd attends Hepp field day

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ROCKWELL CITY — Nearly 80 people attended a water quality and soil health field day that Calhoun County Farm Bureau Director James Hepp held on July 2 at his farm near Rockwell City. Hepp partnered with the Iowa Learning Farms and the Calhoun County Soil and Water Conservation District ...

Fire ignites in former Federal Building

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A fire caused significant damage to the former Federal Building in downtown Fort Dodge Thursday. No one was injured. The cause of the fire remained under investigation Thursday evening. “We’re going to investigate it pretty hard,” Fire Chief Matt Price said. “The PD is going to ...

News of Record: July 11, 2025

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Police Logs FORT DODGE Wednesday A suspicious person was reported at 17th Street and 12th Avenue South. A stolen vehicle was reported in the 1600 block of Fifth Avenue South. A theft was reported in the 1800 block of First Avenue South. A vehicle accident was reported at First ...

Building was once hub for government services

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When it was built in 1959, the Federal Building provided one location for basically all of the United States government entities at work in Fort Dodge. In its heyday, it housed the Postal Service, Social Security Administration, Internal Revenue Service, Small Business Administration, Mine ...