A Fort Dodge man pleaded guilty and was sentenced Monday to 110 years in prison for sexually abusing three children over the past 15 years. Christopher J. Novencido, 44, pleaded guilty to four counts ...

The Fort Dodge Police Department has a new captain and a new patrol officer. Matt Lundberg was promoted from lieutenant to captain. He will lead the department’s criminal investigations division. He ...

A man has been arrested for reportedly breaking into a Fort Dodge apartment and restraining the resident while someone else beat her with a bat or club, according to court records. David S. Dayton, 39 ...

Buses and a bond issue will be on the agenda for the Fort Dodge City Council tonight. The council will meet at 6 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. S. During the meeting, the council will ...

On Wednesday, July 23, I spoke at a House Agriculture Committee hearing to discuss the harmful impacts of California’s Proposition 12, or Prop 12, on Iowa hog farmers and our rural communities.

The City of Webster City and Hamilton County on Friday agreed unanimously to consolidate their emergency dispatch services, effective Oct. 1. The only vocal opposition was from Todd Copley, president ...

Students in the Southeast Valley Community School District will be starting school five minutes earlier and ending each day five minutes later for the 2025-2026 school year. The goal, according to ...

The 2025 Girls State Softball Tournament did not end exactly the way the St. Edmond Gaels and their fans had hoped it would, but it still showcased our community and its outstanding sports complex.

Fallon, of Fort Dodge, will celebrate his 90th birthday on Aug. 7. His family includes Kathleen and Jim Toth, of Aurora, Colorado; Tim Fallon, of Fort Dodge; John Fallon, of Olathe, Kansas; and James ...

The careers of four of the most decorated softball players in St. Edmond school history came to an end here Friday inside ...

For Van Meter, it was the same script — just a different person in the lead role. Ava Hohenadel sent the Bulldogs to the ...

Community Christian School, 2406 9 1/2 Ave. S., is holding its ninth annual Epic Rummage Sale from 8 a.m. to noon today. All tagged items will be half price and all untagged items will be $5 per bag ...