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Letters to the Editor

Wants city to help seniors stay in their homes

To the editor: First of all, I want to say that my husband and I were both very fortunate to have worked in two of the best places in Fort Dodge. Ron worked at Fort Dodge Labs for 36 years and I worked at Iowa Central Community College for over 28 years. Yes, we have wonderful pensions but ...

Honors cherished teacher

To the editor: With the end of the school year finally here, I think it’s time we take some time to honor our teachers. One teacher in particular I would like to honor is Mrs. Nelda Larsen from Harvest Baptist School. She was my third and fourth grade teacher and a lady who will forever ...

Opposed to North 15th Street plan

To the editor: The City Council is proposing to reconfigure North 15th Street from the Village Inn intersection to the Kwik Star intersection ( 20th Avenue North to Second Avenue North). The North 15th Street corridor is a main traffic corridor for Fort Dodge and the second busiest road in our ...

Noon Lions serve community

To the editor: The Fort Dodge Noon Lions have served the Fort Dodge community for more than 100 years. Our service projects have included providing seeing eye dogs to the blind, conducting vision testing for children, paying for eyeglasses for adults with vision issues, providing hearing aids ...

Wants better upkeep of Warden Plaza

To the editor: I recently contracted a case of Bell’s Palsy and was in the care of staff at Trinity Regional Hospital for three nights. While there, I was on the third floor of the northeast wing. As I looked out the window, I could see the image of the downtown skyline. It is a beautiful ...

Evening Lions Club to disband

To the editor: The Fort Dodge Evening Lions are sad to announce that due to a lack of members, the Evening Lions will disband on June 30, 2025. We, however, would like to say thank you to all of our awesome sponsors and all of our friends and neighbors who have supported us for 51 years of ...