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Preparedness is focus of Severe Weather Awareness Week
Local News
While the snow from last week’s blizzard melts, Webster County Emergency Management Director Dylan Hagen is reminding residents to begin thinking about weather preparedness during Severe Weather Awareness Week, which begins today. “We have seen that Iowa weather can change in the blink of ...
City council to consider land buy for firehouse
Local News
The Fort Dodge City Council will consider buying land for a second firehouse when it meets tonight. The council will meet at 6 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. S. In the runup to the March 2025 referendum in which Webster County voters approved a new property tax to support ...
State OKs $3.5M for Fort Dodge
Local News
A new restaurant by the riverfront and improved buildings throughout downtown Fort Dodge may become a reality with the help of a financial boost approved Friday by state officials. The Iowa Economic Development Authority Board OK’d the extension of a reinvestment district that will provide ...
FROM FARM TO FASHION
Local Business
EDDYVILLE — In a concept called farm to fashion, Iowa corn farmers are raising a crop that’s being used by global apparel brands. Last year, Qore opened its $360 million plant in Eddyville, which has been busy converting corn sugar into 1,4-butanediol (BDO), a chemical feedstock once ...
Johnson named UnityPoint Employee of the Year
Business Briefs
Andy Johnson, a food service worker lead in nutritional services, has been named the 2025 Employee of the Year at UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center. He was the September 2025 Employee of the Month. He was nominated by Deb Hoover, food production coordinator in ...