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Iowa Central digs in for sports performance center

The new home of the Iowa Central Community College football team achieved its first down Friday morning. But instead of 10 yards to go it will be at least a year of construction time to create the new Center for Sports Performance on the Fort Dodge campus. The $13.9 million building will ...

Munter named August Employee of the Month

Emma Munter, a registered nurse at UnityPoint Clinic Kenyon Road — Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, was named the August Employee of the Month at UnityPoint Health — Fort Dodge. Munter was nominated by Jenny Condon, an advanced registered nurse practitioner in Pulmonology and Sleep ...

Back on the big stage

A lot can happen in 365 days. Jason Drew can attest to that. On Aug. 17, 2025, the Fort Dodge father walked onto the Iowa State Fair Grandstand stage wearing shorts, a ball cap and absolutely no expectation that anyone outside his family would remember his name. He had been plucked from the ...

News of Record: Aug. 29, 2026

Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Friday First degree harassment — Jeremy A. York, 38, 1021 First Ave. N., preliminary hearing set for Sept. 4, no contact order issued. Assault causing bodily injury or mental illness — Jeremy A. York, 38, 1021 First Ave. N., preliminary hearing set for Sept. 4, no contact order issued. Assault — Jeremy A. York, 38, 1021 First Ave. N., pre-trial conference set for Sept. 24. Sex offender registration violation, first offense — Joseph M. Nelson, 35, Dayton, preliminary hearing set for Sept. 4. No valid drivers license — Tracy L. ...

Falling bricks result in penalty for owner

A Fort Dodge woman had a close call about a year ago when bricks fell from a First Avenue South building just seconds after she drove past it. This week, a magistrate ordered the owner of the building at 1520 First Ave. S. to pay a $750 civil penalty plus court costs for violating the ...