Local legislators still wrestling with potential property tax and eminent domain changes were asked during a Saturday forum to explain their position on funding for education. State Rep. Wendy Larson, R-Odebolt, said during Saturday’s Eggs and Issues forum that statewide the number of ...
A cigarette on a second-story deck ignited a Saturday afternoon fire that damaged a Fort Dodge home. No one was hurt in the fire at 1235 Fifth Ave. N., which was reported just before 3 p.m. According to Fire Chief Matt Price, a resident of the house reported that she had been smoking on ...
A blazing motorhome confronted Fort Dodge firefighters late Saturday night. At 11:53 p.m. a motorhome on fire was reported at 205 M St. When firefighters arrived, they found the vehicle engulfed in flames in the backyard of the home. A single hoseline was used to put it out. The fire was ...
The Fort Dodge City Council will have a public hearing on the proposed property tax levy this evening followed by a special meeting on sanitary sewer work. The public hearing will begin at 5 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. S. The proposed property tax levy for the fiscal year ...