Fort Dodge has always been a special place for Louise Lex. “I’m not a native, but I spent a lot of my time here,” the 95-year-old resident of Ames said Wednesday. Her family has a Fort Dodge connection dating back to the 1860s. She went to school in the city for a couple of years and ...
MANSON — For the last few years, the fire station in Manson has been crammed full with trucks that are bigger than the ones that were in use in the mid-1970s when the building opened. A project now underway will solve that problem. An addition to the current structure will enable the ...
Police Logs FORT DODGE Monday A suspicious person was reported at Central Avenue and Seventh Street A burglar was reported in the 1300 block of Third Avenue North. A vehicle accident was reported in the 2900 block of Fifth Avenue South. A suspicious person was reported in the 400 ...