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A nearly $20 million construction job now underway at the Fort Dodge water plant will eventually reduce the number of times city residents have to pour bags of salt into their water softeners. The project is a major addition being built onto the John W. Pray Water Facility on Phinney Park Drive. That addition will […]

Police Log FORT DODGE Wednesday Theft was reported in the 1300 block of South 19th Street. A shoplifter was reported in the 3000 block of First Avenue South. A shoplifter was reported in the 1500 block of Second Avenue North. Theft was reported in the 2300 block of Second Avenue North. A fight was reported […]

LU VERNE — A man who covered his face with a black ski mask before shooting a woman multiple times with a handgun outside of a bank in Lu Verne pleaded guilty to first-degree murder on Friday, according to court documents. Valentino Williams, 35, of Coralville, admitted that on Dec. 4 he shot and killed […]

HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt Community School District has named a long-term interim superintendent to lead the district through June 30, when a permanent superintendent will assume the position. During a Friday morning special meeting, the school board named former Webster City Community School District Superintendent Mike Sherwood as the interim superintendent. Sherwood will begin on […]