The Fort Dodge city government is the new owner of the former Fair Oaks Middle School. But city leaders do not want to be the ...

The St. Edmond girls will get a first-hand look at a state contender right off the bat here Tuesday night, as they open the ...

Fort Dodge City Councilman Cameron Nelson has earned the designation of certified elected municipal official from the Iowa League of Cities. He is the first Fort Dodge official to earn that ...

Amyrra Lumsden was on everyone’s mind at the Family Bowling Center when the Fort Dodge Senior High bowlers opened the season on Monday night. Lumsden passed away this summer, and the Dodgers honored ...

The northwest side of Fort Dodge will be the site of some extensive water main work next year. The City Council on Monday awarded a contract for extending a new water line west from a point near the ...

Angela Crosby, a mental health therapist at Community Health Center of Fort Dodge, had her hands full Saturday morning during ...

The Iowa Central men are playing at a high level with the start of the ICCAC season right around the corner. Behind a big ...

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The second reading of proposed increases in monthly water and sewer bills will be held tonight during the Fort Dodge City Council meeting. The council will meet at 6 p.m. in the Municipal Building, ...

As Thanksgiving approached more than a decade ago, the Johnson family got an idea: Why not use their Fort Dodge Ford Lincoln ...

Noon Monday, Shiny Top Brewing, 520 Central Ave. Daybreak Rotary Club: 7 a.m. Tuesday, board room, Triton Cafe, Iowa Central Community College. Fort Dodge Noon Kiwanis: Noon Tuesday, Pizza Ranch, 3311 ...

The Fort Dodge girls competed in their first tournament of the season on Saturday. The Dodgers took seven athletes to the Ridge View Invitational, placing 10th with 86 team points. Council Bluffs ...