At UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center, a massive project is underway to transform the way that patients who need surgery are cared for. The launch of the $39.8 million surgical center construction and renovation project was the major highlight of 2025 at the Fort Dodge ...

More than 800 Stop The Bleed kits have been distributed throughout north central and northwest Iowa by the Webster County Health Department with many teachers, administrators, and even teens being trained to treat wounds in emergency situations as part of a national life-saving program. ...

In the Fort Dodge Fire Department, there were a lot of new changes in 2025. New leadership. New personnel. New vehicles. As the department moves into 2026, it anticipates the delivery of a major new unit called a tower ladder. And it awaits its share of the revenue from the new tax to ...

Patients of the Van Diest Family Health Clinic in Fort Dodge are now seeing their care team in a new spacious facility. The clinic at 2419 Second Ave. N. replaces the one on the city’s west side. The new facility was celebrated in October with a ribbon-cutting ceremony conducted by the ...

For more than five decades, Community and Family Resources has served as a lifeline for individuals and families throughout Fort Dodge and north central Iowa, meeting people not just at their lowest moments, but throughout every stage, offering a wide range of services that address mental ...

Fort Dodge will offer signing bonuses to new police officers this year in a move city leaders hope will ease recruiting challenges. The City Council approved the bonus plan unanimously without discussion on Dec. 22. The signing bonus, which will range from $2,500 to $10,000, will be ...