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The hunt is on

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With mesh bags in hand, their heads mostly looking down, and a keen desire to find the motherload of morels, a secretive band of hunters is about to hit the woods in central Iowa. Will this be the year when the sometimes elusive morel mushrooms are abundant for those willing to trek into ...

News of record: March 31, 2026

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Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Monday Animal neglect with serious injury or death — Larry Leroy Roberts Cook, 25, 510 S. 20th St., preliminary hearing set for April 17. Violation of parole — Robert C. Messenger Jr., 53, 512 N. 15th St., transferred to Parole Board. Driving while ...

FD man charged with starving puppy

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A Fort Dodge man has been arrested and charged with starving a puppy to death, according to court records. Larry Leroy Roberts Cook, 25, 510 S. 20th St., was arrested by Fort Dodge police and charged with animal neglect with serious injury or death, court records indicate. In the criminal ...

Fort Dodge officials look to future of sewer projects

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Heavy rains regularly meant trouble in Fort Dodge a decade or so ago. Many residents would have sewage backing up into their basements. Public works crews used to set up trailer-mounted pumps to pump sewage out of manholes. The staff of McClure Engineering Co. documented all these problems in ...