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Performing the arts

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To get better on stage, it takes practice and work. The Fort Dodge Senior High School Large Group speech participants did exactly that and recently received honors for their work throughout the season. First, a district meet was held and then groups advanced to state, where selections ...

News of Record: Feb. 19, 2026

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Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Wednesday Provide false identification information — Dale L. Bahrenfuss, 61, 1021 First Ave N., continued 180 days. Third degree theft — Dale L. Bahrenfuss, 61, 1021 First Ave. N., preliminary hearing waived. Saul B. Jones, 37, 1510 Fifth Ave. N., ...

Windy Wednesday inflicts damage

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About 3,000 MidAmerican Energy customers in Webster County were without electricity for a couple hours Wednesday afternoon when a grass fire got too close to an electrical substation. The fire did not spread into the substation near U.S. Highway 169 and 190th Street, according to Geoff ...

Public works sprays streets in advance of snow

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People traveling around Fort Dodge Wednesday might have noticed some white streaks on the pavement that weren’t there before. Those white streaks were put there by Public Works Department crews to give them a little bit of an edge when dealing with today’s expected snow. The faint ...