FORCE America Inc., a manufacturer of hydraulic equipment, will build a new 32,000 square-foot facility on the east side of Fort Dodge, company executives and local leaders announced Tuesday. “We are thrilled to announce this exciting new chapter for FORCE America in Fort Dodge,” John ...

The Paula J. Baber Hospice Home will close at the end of next month, but UnityPoint Health — Fort Dodge will continue providing hospice care to patients in their own homes and in long term care facilities. “This is not the end of hospice care,” said Leah Glasgo, the president of ...

Businessman Todd McCubbin has declared his candidacy for the Fort Dodge City Council. He is seeking the Ward 3 seat that Councilman Dave Flattery will be vacating as he runs for mayor. “It’s kind of been something I’ve wanted to do for a long time and this just seems like the right ...

A $100,000 loan request for tax increment financing funding for The Boston Centre’s elevator project will not move forward. The item was listed on Tuesday’s Webster County Board of Supervisors’ regular meeting agenda, but with lack of a motion from any of the supervisors, the item died ...

When Steve Hergenreter joined the Fort Dodge Fire Department in March 1989, he earned a little over $7 an hour doing a job routinely considered one of the most dangerous in the country. “It was my dream since I was a young boy to do this work, and I couldn’t have had a better ...

The proposed budget for the next fiscal year in Fort Dodge reduces the property tax rate, but the need to close a deficit will impact the schedule at the aquatics center and potentially be felt in other city services. The spending plan reviewed by the City Council Monday includes a ...