People traveling on First Avenue South in Fort Dodge may notice some construction activity on the east side of the Albert Habhab Veterans Memorial Bridge. That work isn’t another city infrastructure project. It is the first phase of a plaza that will be the capstone project in the ...
A man has been charged with drunk driving and other traffic offenses after the pickup he was driving went off Kenyon Road and hit a railroad car. The crash happened just after 2 a.m. Saturday, according to Police Chief Dennis Quinn. He said the pickup failed to round the curve on Kenyon Road near South Eighth Street. The truck, a 2020 Ford F150, then went off the road and down a hill into the rail yard of the Canadian National Railway. There, it went over one set of tracks and hit the side of a railroad tank car that was parked on a parallel set of tracks. The driver of the truck, ...
Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Monday Violation of probation — Cameron B. Davis, 19, 1732 Rathermel Drive, further proceedings to be scheduled. Failure to appear for probation revocation hearing — Joshua D. Carle, 44, 706 N. 20th St., further proceedings to be scheduled. Forgery — Joshua D. Carle, 44, 706 N. 20th St., preliminary hearing waived. Driving while barred — Michael D. Rykhus, 53, 220 M St., preliminary hearing waived; Kyle L. Aldrich, 39, Gowrie, preliminary hearing waived; Misty M. Schaffer, 60, 629 Central Ave., preliminary hearing waived. Possession ...
The Community Health Center of Fort Dodge invites the public to participate in a Make It OK event on May 14. This event is part of the Make It OK campaign through Iowa’s Healthiest State Initiative, a statewide effort focused on reducing stigma surrounding mental health by encouraging ...
Fort Dodge Women’s Connection will meet at 9:30 a.m. on May 12 at Tea Thyme, 2021 Sixth Ave. S. Reservations must be made by Friday by calling Kathy Meinders at 515-408-7981 or Vicky Messerly at 515-571-5380. Cost is $15 inclusive. The speaker will be Sheila Abood, from Kearney, Nebraska. She has a large family and owns a construction business. She calls herself a frugality expert. The special feature will be Jane Morlan, a cosmetologist at Danny’s Hair Fashions in Fort Dodge. She specializes in skin, hair, and nail care, and wigs for cancer (chemotherapy) patients. The next ...
