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Blood donations needed locally

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Blood donations are needed both locally and throughout Iowa after the extreme winter weather resulted in canceled blood drives and closures of blood centers throughout the state. According to Danielle West, regional vice president of Life Serve Blood Center, the severe cold and snowstorms ...

Go and Do: Feb. 21, 2025

Local News

Around the area LIVERMORE — The Livermore Legion is holding a Soup Cookoff from 4 to 6 p.m. SUNDAY in the Livermore Legion basement, Livermore. The entry fee to enter a soup in the contest is $10 and those participating must have the soup at the Legion by 3:30 p.m. The cost is $5 per person ...

Local Air Guard unit to be grounded

Local News

The Iowa Air National Guard unit that has been based in Fort Dodge for more than 75 years will cease operating next month. The closure of the 133rd Test Squadron, which played a key role in beefing up the nation’s air defenses following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, will be ...

Fort Dodge Police Department warns of ankle monitor scam

News Brief

Anyone who receives a phone call from someone asking for money for an ankle monitor program should hang up immediately, according to the Fort Dodge Police Department. The Police Department has received reports from residents who said they were contacted by callers posing as staff members from ...

News of Record: Feb. 20, 2025

News of record

Police Logs FORT DODGE Tuesday A parking complaint was reported in the 10 block of North 10th Street. A theft was reported in the 1200 block of North Seventh Street. A welfare check was conducted in the 900 block of Central Avenue. Child neglect was reported in the 700 block of ...