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Rezoning hearing exposes development divide

Questions about what would be built on nearly 64 acres surrounding Marker 126 divided speakers at a two-hour public hearing Tuesday, with corporate representatives urging approval of the rezoning request and neighboring residents urging the Webster County Board of Supervisors to reject ...

News of Record: Oct. 7, 2026

Police Log FORT DODGE Monday A welfare check was conducted in the 900 block of Kenyon Road. A vehicle struck an animal at Fifth Avenue South and 13th Street. An escape was reported in the 300 block of First Avenue South. A vehicle accident was reported in the 2600 block of Fourth Avenue North. A hit and run accident was reported in the 700 block of North 13th Street. A burglary was reported in the 400 block of North Eighth Street. A hit and run accident was reported in the 2000 block of North 26th Street. Disorderly conduct was reported in the 800 block of Kenyon ...

Property taxes divide Republicans, Democrats

Changes in Iowa’s property tax system that were approved in the waning hours of this year’s legislative session were supported by Republican candidates and criticized by their Democratic opponents during a Tuesday evening forum in Fort Dodge. Republican state representatives Ann Meyer, ...

Flood damage closes two River Road bridges

DAYTON — Heavy rain and flooding have washed away portions of River Road and damaged two bridges near Iowa Highway 175, leaving one crossing potentially beyond repair and unlikely to be replaced before 2027. Webster County Engineer Jamie Johll said both bridges are closed. One is about a ...

Taking Center Stage with Eli Johnson

The path that Eli Johnson would end up taking in high school was just on a whim, but it was a choice that shaped him. In fifth grade Johnson, who is a senior at Fort Dodge Senior High School, wrote his name down on a sign up sheet and since then a chance has grown into a love of the ...