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New Cooperative donates to local food pantries

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NEW Cooperative, Inc. held its annual Hams for Hunger Event during the week of Dec. 9, benefiting food pantries across Iowa. Families First Counseling Services, Webster County Upper Des Moines Opportunity, St. Paul Lutheran Church, and First Covenant Church received hams from NEW ...

Des Moines woman pleads guilty in charges connected to FD robbery

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A woman charged with robbing a Fort Dodge convenience store in August has pleaded guilty to two charges and will serve probation, according to court records. Sara A. Reimers, 38, of Des Moines, pleaded guilty to first-degree harassment and fifth-degree theft. She had initially been charged ...

FD schools name December students, employee of the month

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The Fort Dodge Community School District announces the December 2024 Students and Employee of the Month Honorees. This program recognizes one elementary, one middle school, and one high school student, as well as one staff member, monthly for exceeding expectations. Jose Prado Juarez is ...

‘Coming along nicely’

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The Kenyon Road Bridge construction project is “coming along nicely” and should open at the end of the month, according to Jenny Hoskins, resident construction engineer for the Iowa Department of Transportation. According to Hoskins, United Contractors has completed the bridge deck on ...

Hamilton County sheriff caps 30-year career of public service

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It has been everything he ever wanted, and nothing he could have ever imagined. For Hamilton County Sheriff Doug Timmons, looking back on 30 years in law enforcement is both gratifying and humbling. It is a career filled with moments of great exhilaration, long nights of howling cold snow, ...