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Ag Days

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WEBSTER CITY — More than 600 students from three area counties — Hamilton, Humboldt, and Webster — converged on the Hamilton County Fairgrounds recently to learn about Iowa agriculture. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach welcomed fifth grade students from 10 local schools ...

News of Record: May 7, 2026

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Police Log FORT DODGE Tuesday A suspicious person was reported at 15th Street and Seventh Avenue North. Criminal mischief was reported in the 1000 block of First Avenue North. A strange odor was reported at Fifth Avenue South and 15th Street. A theft was reported in the 300 block of ...

Grassley pushes plan for rural hospitals

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UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center is one of the hospitals benefitting from a Medicare plan championed by U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley to help rural health care facilities. It is called the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration. Grassley, a Republican, said it “gives rural ...

A social networking success story

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Cheryl Fleming faces daily physical challenges living with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). However, a recent charitable benefit event dramatically improved her quality of life by funding her purchase of a new wheelchair-accessible van. A 61-year-old longtime resident of Fort Dodge, ...