Bond issue, contract on FD council agenda
The Fort Dodge City Council will meet at 6 p.m. today in the Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. S. A $4.2 million bond issue related to the development of Corridor Plaza is on the agenda. The bond debt will be paid with taxes generated at Corridor Plaza. The council will consider awarding contracts for a painting project at the Rosedale Rapids Aquatics Center. It will also consider a contract for replacing two bridges on the Fort Dodge Nature Trail.
Preserving Iowa's heritage
By Kadin Luhmann The history of Iowa barns and the restoration of old barns was presented Saturday at the Matt Cosgrove River’s Edge Discovery Center. More than a dozen people gathered to learn some “Barnology 101” as part of Webster County Conservation’s monthly “Coffee and ...
White Fox Creek site will host Practical Farmers field day Saturday
WEBSTER CITY — Selden Spencer of Webster City will be hosting a Practical Farmers of Iowa field day on Saturday. The workshop will begin at 9 a.m. and last until 11 a.m. This will be an on-site tour of the oxbow that has been re-established on White Fox Creek at 1949 185th St., near ...
Baby blues
By HANS MADSEN ALGONA — There really aren’t that many building projects, home-grown root vegetables or animals that can’t be entered in one of the classes at the Kossuth County Fair. This year, babies were added to that list. Caroline Van Dine, of Wesley, entered her daughter ...
Dayton landmark gets a second act
By Kelli Bloomquist DAYTON — A downtown building that has sat empty for years is headed for restoration after its owner secured a Community Catalyst grant to help rehabilitate the historic opera house at 39 S. Main St. The building, known to most of Dayton as the former Iron Saddle, has ...