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Veteran job fair set for today at FD Armory

A job fair for veterans is being held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the Iowa Army National Guard Armory in Fort Dodge. The armory is located at 1659 Nelson Ave. The job fair is being held in partnership with IowaWORKS as part of the National Hire a Veteran Day promotion, which is Saturday. Robert Haege III is the Home Base Iowa program manager for IowaWORKS. He said the following businesses are planning to be at the Job Fair: VA-Central Iowa Healthcare System, Smithfield Foods, Decker Truck Line, Inc., City of Fort Dodge, CJ Bio America, Koch Fertilizer, Proteus, Silgan ...

Lake City man sent to federal prison for drug, gun crimes

LAKE CITY — A Lake City man will spend about 17 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug and gun charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa reported. Clayton Brown, 34, pleaded guilty on March 18 to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand recently sentenced Brown to 210 months in prison. Prosecutors said Brown admitted to being part of a conspiracy that distributed about four pounds of methamphetamine over the course of eight months in 2025. They ...

From our files: July 2011

Home sweet home

For Iowa high school softball players competing at the highest level, Harlan and Hazel Rogers Sports Complex is the site of all the action this week. And for hundreds of players, their home away from home this week is Iowa Central Community College. For decades, the college has housed ...

News of record: July 23, 2026

Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Wednesday Violation of probation — Joshua K. Sayadinejad, 37, 1713 ½ Second Ave. S., further proceedings to be scheduled. Fifth-degree theft — Joshua K. Sayadinejad, 37, 1713 ½ Second Ave. S., pretrial conference set for Aug. 13. Driving while barred — Jenna Ruth Mae Rose, 29, 704 S. 20th St., preliminary hearing waived. Third-degree harassment — Dedrick R. Harrington, 24, 311 First Ave. S., trial set for Sept. 24, no contact order issued. Domestic abuse assault, first offense — Bart S. Brackett, 58, 1002 S. 29th St., trial set ...

Man pleads guilty in meth case

MANSON — A Manson man has pleaded guilty in federal court to helping to deal more than five pounds of methamphetamine, prosecutors said. Tanner T. Rokes, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa. Federal prosecutors said that he admitted to helping to distribute methamphetamine from 2021 to July 2025. Law enforcement officers made multiple controlled purchases of the drug from him. On July 15, 2025, officers stopped Rokes for a driving violation. ...