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Walking to remember them

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Julie Burke doesn’t remember much about her mother, but she still finds ways to honor her. Burke, from Fort Dodge, was only 2- years-old when her mother, Rosemary McKee, was killed by her husband, Burke’s father. This Saturday she will lead runners and walkers in the fourth annual ...

Former NCCF warden to lead South Dakota Corrections

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The former warden of the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility and the North Central Correctional Facility has been named the new secretary of the South Dakota Department of Corrections. Nick Lamb, who served as warden of the prisons in Fort Dodge and Rockwell City from July 2021 to February ...

Celebrating access to education

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In the early 1970s, leaders of two educational institutions began working on a novel concept that would enable someone to earn a bachelor’s degree without leaving Fort Dodge. That joint effort of Iowa Central Community College and Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, then called Buena ...

News of record: Oct. 22, 2025

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Police log FORT DODGE Monday A burglary was reported in the 2600 block of 25th Avenue North. A disabled vehicle was reported in the 1300 block of A Street. A burglary was reported in the 300 block of South Sixth Street. A robbery was reported in the 1600 block of Fifth Avenue ...

Webster supervisors OK new squad car

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The Webster County Sheriff’s Office will get a new squad car after a vehicle was damaged in a car-deer accident earlier this month. The Webster County supervisors approved the purchase of a 2025 Ford Police Interceptor Patrol Explorer from Stivers Ford in Waukee for $46,900. “We were ...