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New truck honors late Fort Dodge firefighter

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The big new rig in the Fort Dodge firehouse is called Truck 25, and it didn’t get that designation by random chance. The truck — called a tower ladder — was numbered to honor Tom Peart, a firefighter who died on March 14, 2014. His death at age 48 of an apparent heart attack was a ...

Feed the Farmers

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GOWRIE — Central Plains FFA members from Southeast Valley High School and Middle School braved the cold weather on Tuesday to grill up pork burgers and package homemade meals to feed area farmers during planting season. The FFA chapter packaged nearly 100 meals to feed farmers in ...

News of Record: April 29, 2026

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Woman killed in Kossuth County crash ALGONA — An Emmetsburg woman was killed Monday when a big truck slammed into her car at an intersection in rural Kossuth County. The Iowa State Patrol identified her as Carolee Wise, 47. She was declared dead at the scene. Two other people were ...