The Fort Dodge City Council will consider buying land for a second firehouse when it meets tonight. The council will meet at 6 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. S. In the runup to the March 2025 referendum in which Webster County voters approved a new property tax to support ...
A new restaurant by the riverfront and improved buildings throughout downtown Fort Dodge may become a reality with the help of a financial boost approved Friday by state officials. The Iowa Economic Development Authority Board OK’d the extension of a reinvestment district that will provide ...
EDDYVILLE — In a concept called farm to fashion, Iowa corn farmers are raising a crop that’s being used by global apparel brands. Last year, Qore opened its $360 million plant in Eddyville, which has been busy converting corn sugar into 1,4-butanediol (BDO), a chemical feedstock once ...
Andy Johnson, a food service worker lead in nutritional services, has been named the 2025 Employee of the Year at UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center. He was the September 2025 Employee of the Month. He was nominated by Deb Hoover, food production coordinator in ...
WC schools go on lockdown during nearby drug raid WEBSTER CITY — Two Webster City schools put enhanced security measures in place Friday morning while law enforcement officers searched a nearby home as part of a narcotics investigation. That search was one of several conducted Friday, ...