Editor’s note: This is one of a new, occasional series of columns written by Fort Dodge city employees explaining the services that their agencies provide to the public. The city of Fort Dodge recently received approval from the Iowa Department of Transportation to operate automated traffic ...

WEBSTER CITY — “On February 24th, I went on my last mission. It was my 24th mission. It was a mission to bomb a target over Steyr, Austria. As we were making our bombing run, we were attacked by German fighters. They set our plane on fire and we had to bail out at 23,000 feet. My chute ...

ALGONA — Bishop Garrigan High School, Algona, has announced the 2024-2025 school year first quarter honor roll. Ninth grade: *Teagan Alesch, Brooklyn Berte, *Cate Birkey, Henry Bode, Maxim Buscher, Jayden Deike, Alec Deitering, Weston Ehlers, Addyson Faris, Delaney Fessler, Emma Garman, ...

Residents at Friendship Haven had the opportunity to boogie down and cut a rug as part of a new Memory Disco activity geared towards engaging individuals with dementia. Memory Disco is a multi-sensory musical experience in which a number of wireless headphones are connected to one ...

Wednesday’s half-inch of rain provided enough moisture that Webster County fire chiefs have decided to lift the current burn ban. The burn ban will be lifted at 7 a.m. Saturday. According to Webster County Emergency Management Coordinator Dylan Hagen, residents still need to be careful ...

A man stole a truck and sped away from police officers before crashing into another vehicle on First Avenue South Wednesday afternoon, the Fort Dodge Police Department reported. After the crash, the man jumped out and ran a short distance before being apprehended by Fort Dodge police. The ...