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New officer joins FD Police Department

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Mitch Leyk is the newest member of the Fort Dodge Police Department. Leyk, who was introduced to the City Council Monday, is a native of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. He has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Hamline University, in St. Paul, Minnesota. While in college, he completed ...

Pavilion sale contract set for council action

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A detailed contract for the sale of The Pavilion in Corridor Plaza will come before the Fort Dodge City Council this evening. The council will also consider scheduling another urban deer hunt to begin this fall. The council will meet at 6 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. ...

Generous giver

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WEBSTER CITY — Former Webster City resident Margy Wood dropped by a few of her favorite local places Friday and lifted their worlds. She did this through her personal generosity and the Margy Wood Legacy Fund, which is administered by the Okoboji Foundation. To Kendall Young Library, ...

Lawmakers stunned by Reynolds’ decision

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Gov. Kim Reynolds took local lawmakers by surprise with her Friday announcement that she would not seek re-election. “It was a huge surprise,” said state Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink, R-Fort Dodge. He said there was no indication the governor would not run again. “I’m like everybody ...

Firefighters combat grass blazes

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Four grass fires ignited in different places across Webster County Friday afternoon and evening. The first was reported at 2:39 p.m. on Nelson Avenue, near a curve in the road north of its interchange with U.S. Highway 20. “It spread quite a bit and spread down into the timber,” Otho ...