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FD council hires library architect

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The Fort Dodge City Council on Monday retained a Des Moines firm to design some updates to the 25-year-old library building. The council hired FEH Design. The company’s fee will be equal to 8.25 percent of the cost of the work. The Fort Dodge Public Library by the City Square opened in ...

Fort Dodge man eludes police, then claims truck was stolen

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A man who led police on a pursuit in his pickup and later falsely reported that same truck as being stolen from him faces multiple criminal charges, according to court records. According to the criminal complaints filed against him, Gregory J. Marshall, 29, of 1923 Second Ave. N., fled from ...

Jury finds FD man guilty of child abuse

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A Fort Dodge man has been convicted of 21 counts of assault, neglect, and child endangerment. A Webster County jury deliberated for more than six hours Monday before finding Austin Prewitt, 25, guilty of one felony count of neglect of a dependent person; nine felony counts of child ...

Governor’s Scholars recognized

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Mina DeJong and Simeon Roberts, seniors at Fort Dodge Senior High School, were honored at the recent Governor’s Scholar Recognition Ceremony in Des Moines. DeJong has a perfect 4.0 grade-point average, including multiple Advanced Placement and college courses. She is an officer in the ...

Honors heaped high

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The traditional green gowns and mortar boards weren’t the only symbols of academic success the graduates of St. Edmond Catholic School wore as they walked across a stage Sunday afternoon to receive their diplomas. Almost all of the 35 graduates had cords of various colors draped around ...