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Public input needed for Transportation Corridor Plan

Residents of Webster County now have an opportunity to make some impact on a plan that will affect the future development of areas along some major highway corridors. It is a chance they should not miss. It may seem that local governments are always working on some plan or another. But plans are needed if a community is going to have orderly development that will make it an attractive and vibrant place to live and work. The process now underway in Webster County is for creating the Transportation Corridor Plan. It focuses on U.S. Highway 20, U.S. Highway 169, Iowa Highway 7, Iowa ...

AML Riverside is a growing company in Fort Dodge

When AML Riverside LLC came to Fort Dodge in 2015, it took advantage of a unique existing asset and quickly went to work making veterinary medicines. The unique asset that the company breathed new life into is a sprawling building along Riverside Drive that has a long history with the veterinary pharmaceuticals business. That history is summed up by big metal letters on the north wall of the building which spell out Fort Dodge Laboratories. That company is gone, but its successors left a facility perfectly suited for its current occupant. When the building came on the market, its ...

Angels of Love bring holiday hope, happiness

During the holiday season angel ornaments, it seems, are everywhere. You’ll see them dangling from the branches of Christmas trees and standing on window ledges. Area residents now have an opportunity to add another angel to their collection of Christmas items and at the same time help pay for some needed items for UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center. More than two decades ago, the members of the Trinity Regional Medical Center Auxiliary came up with a neat idea. They decided to sell angel ornaments in the hospital’s gift shop and use the money to pay for needed ...

LETTER: Thanks those who signed petition

To the editor: We want to thank all the people who signed petitions to request a special election to replace Neven Conrad, who resigned from his at-large seat on the Fort Dodge City Council. Thanks also to the people who worked hard to get enough signatures so we were able to request a special election. Hopefully, the citizens of Fort Dodge will be able to vote for and choose a candidate of their choice. The privilege of voting is democracy at work. Even though the cost of this election may seem high, many of our forefathers have paid high prices for our freedom to vote. Let’s ...

Americans unite behind veterans today

How fortuitous it is that today, while the attention of millions of Americans seems focused on controversy, we take time out to honor those about whom we are in complete agreement: veterans of military service. No matter how we view politics, we are united in revering the men and women who have served and do serve us in uniform. The Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard are the solid wall behind which our freedoms rest. They serve us not as Democrats, Republicans, Independents or adherents to any particular political philosophy. They serve us simply as Americans. It ...

Hard work of governing must begin

The 2022 general election is over. Many folks will breath a sigh of relief at that thought, knowing that annoying campaign ads will no longer be cluttering up the airwaves and their mailboxes. We congratulate the winners of Tuesday’s votes, and we challenge them to do two things. First, the easy challenge, for both the election winners and losers: remove your yard signs and any other promotional materials you may have put up. The election is over, so there is no need for them to be up any more. We challenge the winners of Tuesday’s voting to do something much more difficult than ...