Recently, our community lost Richard Higgins. For those who knew him, Richard’s passing leaves a quiet, but noticeable gap in our collective civic life. He was a man who showed up, not just once in a ...

A new report card released by the Iowa Department of Education suggests that the Fort Dodge Community School District has room for improvement. The schools were graded in the second year of a ...

A Sac City man has pleaded not guilty to charges of willful injury resulting in serious injury and assault on a peace officer, both class C felonies, after he allegedly assaulted former Sac County ...

This is the time of the year when big, slow-moving farm vehicles rumble out onto roadways dominated by faster-paced traffic. That shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who lives in farm country. Even so, ...

The proposal for implementing EMS as an essential service was approved Tuesday by the Webster County Board of Supervisors. Voters approved a dedicated tax of 75 cents per $1,000 of taxable property ...

A Fort Dodge woman has pleaded guilty to abuse of a corpse, a class C felony, for her role in helping to move Dennis Jones’ body after his son shot and killed him last year. Makayla McNeeley, 29, ...

Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Tuesday Failure to appear for arraignment — Preston J. Morris Sr., 24, 941 S. 20th St., further proceedings to be scheduled. Driving while barred — Christopher A.

If you’re walking down the band hallway and hear laughter and then walk into the room and see a dance party has broken out, ...

The Sac County Board of Supervisors has named Katie Stange as the new sheriff of Sac County. Stange was appointed to the role ...

The Fort Dodge boys golf squad turned in their top nine-hole meet under head coach Nick Vinson on Tuesday. The Dodgers shot a 159 in a triangular with Des Moines Roosevelt (155) and Des Moines East ...

The Fort Dodge cross country teams competed at Mason City on Tuesday night. The Dodger boys (186) finished eighth. Jayce Point had the top effort for Fort Dodge, placing 21st in a time of 18:21.5.