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News of Record: Sept. 23, 2026

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Police Logt FORT DODGE Monday A stolen vehicle was reported in the 2600 block of Fourth Avenue North. A hit and run accident was reported in the 300 block of South 18th Street. Criminal mischief was reported in the 3000 block of Fifth Avenue South. An animal complaint was reported in the 700 block of Hawkeye Avenue. A welfare check was conducted in the 600 block of North 22nd Street. Criminal mischief was reported in the 1500 block of 11th Avenue Southwest. A hit and run accident was reported at Avenue C and Kenyon Road. A shoplifter was reported in the 3000 block of ...

FDCSD offers support following teacher death

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The Fort Dodge Community School District has reported the weekend death of Matthew Bell, a teacher at Fort Dodge Senior High School. The district’s counselors and support staff will be available throughout the week to assist students who may need additional help. The district is asking parents to encourage their children to reach out to a teacher, counselor or other trusted adult at the school if they need help.

FD girl named Hawkeye Kid Captain

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Lily Lee, of Fort Dodge, was meeting all of her early milestones, but her parents became concerned when she still wasn’t walking well after her first birthday. “It was a completely perfect normal pregnancy and birth,” says Lily’s mother, Mya Lee. “There was not a single ...

News of record: Sept. 22, 2026

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Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Monday Second-degree burglary — Aidann Robert Douglas Skaggs, 23, Urbandale, preliminary hearing set for Oct.1, no contact order issued. Second-degree criminal mischief — Aidann Robert Douglas Skaggs, 23, Urbandale, preliminary hearing set for Oct. 1, no contact order issued. Driving while license suspended — Shelly A. Martin, 49, Reasoner, $250 plus surcharge, court costs; Matt L. Caruth, 53, 330 Central Ave., $250 plus surcharge, court costs; Xavier Jamie Lee Rhone, 30, 301 Ave. G, $250 plus surcharge, court costs. Operating while under ...

Pancakes, planes support Brushy Creek Honor Flight

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Pancakes, airplanes and a community effort at the Fort Dodge Regional Airport helped to raise more than $5,600 to send area veterans to Washington, D.C. The Fort Dodge Regional Airport hosted a pancake fly-in fundraiser for the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight on Sept. 12, raising $5,679.53 ...