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News of Record: Aug. 21, 2025
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FD man sentenced on federal meth charge A Fort Dodge man has been sentenced to about four years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a drug charge, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa. Alan E. Beier, 61, pleaded guilty to possession with intent ...
Carbon credits are the next revenue stream for farmers
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OTHO — August may have never looked so green as it did Tuesday evening as farmers and experts in farming the carbon market came together under the setting sun, surrounded by the tall corn at the Smeltzer Learning Farm for a field day. Carbon markets and green ammonia may have been the ...
Mountain lion spotted in NW Iowa
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Images of a mountain lion with a neck collar in northwest Iowa have been circulating over social media in the past few days, according to the state Department of Natural Resources. The subadult male, estimated to be less than 2 years old, was collared as part of an ongoing research project by ...
Time for Tea
Local News
Editor’s note: This feature first ran in a special publication called Hometown Pride, published June 28, 2025, featuring people and organizations from Fort Dodge and the surrounding area who are making a difference in their communities. WEBSTER CITY — Butch Klaver remembers tea time as ...




