FD Police Department adds new officer
A new officer has been added to the Fort Dodge Police Department. Chris Rodriguez-Colin was introduced to the City Council Monday evening. He is from Ankeny. He earned an associate degree in criminal justice from Des Moines Area Community College. He most recently worked as a security officer at the Prairie Meadows Casino, Race Track & Hotel in Altoona.
Principal: FDMS reading marks are up
The Fort Dodge Community School District, striving for student literacy improvements, saw more impressive results at the board’s Monday meeting. Middle School Principal Shawn Chesteen presented the group with a look at what sixth through eighth grade students have been accomplishing. “We have a building goal to increase by 8 percent on the state’s student readiness program charts,” he said. “There are several avenues in which we are working towards this.” Chesteen said those avenues are a reading achievement program in place for special education students, several RAPs ...
‘The Beverly House’
DAYTON — At first light later this week, the former rectory that once housed nuns and Catholic clergy in Dayton will begin a new journey. The now vacant home was lifted onto a trailer Monday and will soon be moved 6.5 miles southeast to Hidden Acres Christian Center, where it will ...