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Business as usual

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According to local and county leaders, residents should see little interruption of services at this time due to the federal government shutdown. City of Fort Dodge Communications Manager Amanda Holmes said the shutdown will not affect the city and that services will continue as usual. ...

Campbell to head state agency

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Former Webster County Supervisor Mark Campbell has been named the director of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the appointment on Wednesday. Campbell will start on the job Monday. The Department of Administrative Services is responsible for the ...

Little free pantry honors memory of local man

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What looks like a small house with a peaked roof sitting atop a post along a Fort Dodge street offers free food for the hungry. Painted on its south side is an emblem bearing the words “Harry’s fishers of men” that gives a clue of this free pantry’s unique origin. Harry is the ...

Hallways to Highway car show set for FDSH

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Fort Dodge Senior High School’s two-year-old Racing Club will be holding the “Hallways to Highways” car show from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the high school, 819 N. 25th St. The show will help raise funds for Racing Club students to gain hands-on experience and opportunities in the world of ...

The Right Stuff

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There was always something about the sky for Ralph Storm. Even as a young boy growing up in North Dakota, it was as if he wanted to become part of it — just reach up and grab the sky. “Flying is something I always wanted to do,” recalled Storm. “When I was a kid, I would get up on ...