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Diaper help is on the way

In Fort Dodge, there may be times when the parents of a baby may be faced with a painful decision about what they can afford: food or diapers. The new Swaddling Clothes ministry of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is intended to help parents in that situation. Beginning in August, the ...

Kehm named district court judge

Fort Dodge attorney Ryan Kehm has been named a district court judge by Gov. Kim Reynolds. He is an attorney at Crimmins & Kehm Law Firm. He received his Bachelor’s and law degrees from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. He will replace District Court Judge John Haney, who is retiring. He will serve Judicial District 2B which includes Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Humboldt, Marshall, Pocahontas, Sac, Story, Webster and Wright counties.

More games, more visitors, more spending

For the first time in its history, the Iowa Girls State Softball Tournament will be played using a double-elimination format, a change expected to keep teams in Fort Dodge longer and generate as much as $2 million in direct visitor spending. The tournament begins today at Harlan and Hazel ...

A spicy hot day at the fair

It’s been a hot humid week at the Webster County Fair. On Saturday, that heat got turned up to something closer to molten lava for the participants in the buffalo wing challenge wing eating contest. Contestants had to eat five Buffalo Wild Wings “Blazin’ Knockout” wings. The ...