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Senate seeks $100M increase for schools

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A plan to give Iowa schools $100 million more in the fiscal year that begins July 1 is advancing in the state Senate. A subcommittee on Tuesday approved a bill containing that amount of state supplemental aid for kindergarten through 12th grade schools. The proposed increase is 1.75 ...

News of Record: Feb. 4, 2026

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Police Log FORT DODGE Monday An animal complaint was reported in the 800 block of Avenue C. A parking complaint was reported in the 800 block of North 25th Street. Disorderly conduct was reported in the 400 block of North 27th Street. A fraud was reported in the 700 block of First ...

Plush pet adoption event supports humane society

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Area children will soon have an opportunity to adopt a pet that doesn’t bark, meow or make a mess on the floor. And when they adopt that pet, they will be supporting the pets that do bark or meow and can make a mess. These special pets the kids can adopt on Saturday are stuffed animals. ...

Coloring the county

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POCAHONTAS — Kaleidoscopes have been connected to Pocahontas County for more than a decade. Initially, they were made by the late Leonard Olson in his shop on Main Street in Pocahontas. After his death in 2019, a series of giant kaleidoscopes were put up throughout the county in his ...