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WCHD staff honored by State of Iowa

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Two family support workers for the Webster County Health Department were honored this week by Iowa Health and Human Services for National Home Visiting Week. Anna Hokinson and Hannah Farr are family support workers in the Family Foundations program at WCHD. In their roles, they provide ...

Searchers find body of man in Hamilton County

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ELLSWORTH — A body believed to be that of a missing Texas man was found in southern Hamilton County Friday afternoon. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office reported that searchers found what they believe to be the body of 31-year-old Marcus A. Taylor in a building on a rural acreage about ...

What’s in a street name: Williams Drive

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Fort Dodge residents who know their local history might think that Williams Drive is named after William Williams, the man who founded the city. Williams was the sutler, or civilian merchant, who was supplying the soldiers when Fort Dodge was a frontier Army post. After the Army pulled out ...

Expanding at home

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Back in 1953, two Fort Dodge men established Pederson-Sells Equipment Co. to sell hydraulic equipment to farmers and agribusinesses. On Thursday, FORCE America Inc., the modern version of that company, formally broke ground for a 32,000 square foot facility that will meet the needs of the ...

News of Record: April 25, 2025

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Police Logs FORT DODGE Wednesday A custody issue was reported in the 1400 block of 11th Avenue Southwest. A suspicious person was reported in the 900 block of Second Avenue South. A parking complaint was reported at Avenue B and M Street. A theft was reported in the 3700 block of ...