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Area students honored at Mercy College

News Brief

Several area students earned academic honors at Mercy College of Health Sciences in Des Moines during the summer semester. They are Olivia Foertsch, Algona, Dean’s List; Leslie Cooper, Clarion, President’s List; Kelsey Crosser, Emmetsburg, President’s List; Cheyenne Groat, Thor, ...

Osborn Stubbs joins the Friendship Haven Board of Directors

Business Briefs

Ricki Osborn Stubbs has joined the Friendship Haven Board of Directors. Osborn Stubbs, a native of Fort Dodge, graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High School in 1990. She then earned her associate degree from Iowa Central Community College, her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa ...

Back in school

Local News

Fort Dodge Police Officer Jordan Hagar is back in the classrooms of the Fort Dodge Community School District once again. Only this time instead of being a student, he’s a school resource officer. Hagar is a graduate of Fort Dodge Senior High School and joined the Fort Dodge Police ...

Arson fire guts FD house

Local News

An arson fire gutted a vacant Fort Dodge house early Saturday morning. The fire at 702 N. 16th St. was reported at 3:19 a.m. No one was injured. Residents of the house next door had to be evacuated because the houses are so close together. Firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading ...

Lead, galvanized, and unknown

Local News

More than 1,600 Fort Dodge residents will soon be receiving a letter in the mail from the city government about their home’s water service lines. The letters are part of a mandate from the Environmental Protection Agency and Iowa Department of Natural Resources notifying residents if ...