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Sleepy sheep highlight author visit

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Regional author and illustrator Bruce Arant brought Farmer Simpson and his sheep alive for local children recently. As part of the Fort Dodge Community School District’s Visiting Author program funded by the Fort Dodge Senior High Alumni Association, Arant presented his books and ...

Agriculture meets education

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GOWRIE — For some students at Southeast Valley High School, Thursday’s drive to class came with a clutch, a cab, and a family legacy, as Central Plains FFA members arrived to school in nearly two dozen tractors. The annual Drive Your Tractor To School event was organized by the ...

News of Record: March 20, 2026

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Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Thursday Violation of probation — Robert William Eugene Kramer Jr., 28, 823 S. 16th St., further proceedings to be scheduled. Carlos R. Gonzales, 50, Dayton, further proceedings to be scheduled. Driving while barred — Micah I. Price, 25, Fort Dodge, ...

Ernst bills on wasteful spending advance

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Two bills U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst wrote to call attention to budget-busting federal spending are now advancing in the House of Representatives, which increases their chances of eventually becoming law. The Iowa Republican’s Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act was approved by the Senate in ...

Pheasants Forever to hold Webster County banquet

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A night of fun, fellowship and fundraising is on tap for the Webster County Chapter of Pheasants Forever this Saturday. The group’s 41st annual banquet takes place at the Webster County Ag Center on the Webster County Fairgrounds. Banquet Chairman Jerry Beck anticipates a crowd of around ...