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FD bridge contract on council agenda

A contract for replacing the 101-year-old Highland Park Avenue Bridge will come before the Fort Dodge City Council tonight. The council will also consider the second readings of proposed increases in the monthly water and sanitary sewer bills. The council’s work will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. S., with a workshop on future street improvement projects. The council’s business meeting will begin at 6 p.m. That’s when the bridge contract will be considered. The timber frame bridge was built in 1925. It carries Highland Park Avenue over the ...

From our files: November 2011

Casciato ministered to troops for 2 decades

Long before Gabe Casciato was the senior pastor of Crossway Church in Fort Dodge, he was ministering to an entirely different type of congregation. Everyone in that congregation wore a military uniform. Often they were working under extreme stress that would be unimaginable to civilians. ...

Family feud fuels fall play

Martin Marietta employees pack meals for Meals from the Heartland

New health care model debuts in Fort Dodge

A new clinic that charges a monthly membership fee rather than billing for each individual service a patient receives has debuted in Fort Dodge. Hy-Vee Health Exemplar Care opened Tuesday at 2921 Fifth Ave. S. “We’re always available,” said Dr. Dan Fick, chief medical officer and ...