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September issue of Business Connection is now online. Check out the latest here:
09/21/2025

September issue of Business Connection is now online. Check out the latest here:

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CEDAR FALLS — Facing a real bout of adversity for the first time all season, the fifth-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge foot...
09/20/2025

CEDAR FALLS — Facing a real bout of adversity for the first time all season, the fifth-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge football team had a choice to make at halftime of their game on Friday against Waterloo West.

The Dodgers answered head coach Nik Moser’s question with authority coming out of the locker room, reeling off 28 consecutive points to catch, pass and finally rain on the Wahawks’ hopeful Homecoming parade at the UNI-Dome for a 35-14 victory.

CEDAR FALLS — Facing a real bout of adversity for the first time all season, the fifth-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge football team had a choice to make at halftime of their game on Friday against Waterloo West. The Dodgers answered head coach Nik Moser’s question with authority coming out of the ...

Marty Wadle gave the seniors on the Bishop Garrigan football team an option heading into Friday’s game with St. Edmond.T...
09/20/2025

Marty Wadle gave the seniors on the Bishop Garrigan football team an option heading into Friday’s game with St. Edmond.

The group of seven 12th-graders quickly said no to the option of wearing their yellow pants, as they did the last time they visited Dodger Stadium was in 2023.

Marty Wadle gave the seniors on the Bishop Garrigan football team an option heading into Friday’s game with St. Edmond. The group of seven 12th-graders quickly said no to the option of wearing their yellow pants, as they did the last time they visited Dodger Stadium was in 2023. That also marked t...

The ninth-ranked Iowa Central football team gets a shot at No. 1 and the defending national champions at the same time h...
09/20/2025

The ninth-ranked Iowa Central football team gets a shot at No. 1 and the defending national champions at the same time here Saturday afternoon.

The ninth-ranked Iowa Central football team gets a shot at No. 1 and the defending national champions at the same time here Saturday afternoon. Following a pair of lopsided wins to begin the season, the Tritons (2-0 overall) host top-ranked Hutchinson inside Dodger Stadium. Kickoff is set for noon.....

ESTHERVILLE — Southeast Valley opened district play with a convincing victory.The Jaguars (3-1 overall, 1-0 in district)...
09/20/2025

ESTHERVILLE — Southeast Valley opened district play with a convincing victory.

The Jaguars (3-1 overall, 1-0 in district) rolled past Estherville-Lincoln Central (0-3, 0-1) by a final of 40-13 on Friday night.

ESTHERVILLE — Southeast Valley opened district play with a convincing victory. The Jaguars (3-1 overall, 1-0 in district) rolled past Estherville-Lincoln Central (0-3, 0-1) by a final of 40-13 on Friday night. The dual quarterback package worked to perfection for the Jaguars. Mason Bahr was 6-for-...

MANSON — Manson Northwest Webster put on a show for Homecoming.The Cougars (2-2 overall, 1-0 in the district) rolled pas...
09/20/2025

MANSON — Manson Northwest Webster put on a show for Homecoming.

The Cougars (2-2 overall, 1-0 in the district) rolled past East Sac County (1-3, 0-1) by a final of 41-19 on Friday night.

MANSON — Manson Northwest Webster put on a show for Homecoming. The Cougars (2-2 overall, 1-0 in the district) rolled past East Sac County (1-3, 0-1) by a final of 41-19 on Friday night. Isaiah Daggett threw for 160 yards and connected with Jack Hoeppner for a 69-yard touchdown strike. Charlie Stu...

LAKE PARK — The Newell-Fonda football team picked up a 49-38 victory over Harris-Lake Park here Friday night.Gunnar Baro...
09/20/2025

LAKE PARK — The Newell-Fonda football team picked up a 49-38 victory over Harris-Lake Park here Friday night.

Gunnar Baron accounted for three total touchdowns and 97 yards from scrimmage, Jackson Bellcock ran in a pair of scores, and Trevor Tauber tossed two TD passes.

LAKE PARK — The Newell-Fonda football team picked up a 49-38 victory over Harris-Lake Park here Friday night. Gunnar Baron accounted for three total touchdowns and 97 yards from scrimmage, Jackson Bellcock ran in a pair of scores, and Trevor Tauber tossed two TD passes. Baron had five receptions f...

When you are a vegetable gardener, not much compares to bringing in the bounty of produce from the garden. Hot summer da...
09/20/2025

When you are a vegetable gardener, not much compares to bringing in the bounty of produce from the garden. Hot summer days turn peaches, apples, peppers and sweet corn into delicious and fragrant meals.

When fall arrives, it’s time to wrap up the harvest and put all the work to rest for the season.

When you are a vegetable gardener, not much compares to bringing in the bounty of produce from the garden. Hot summer days turn peaches, apples, peppers and sweet corn into delicious and fragrant meals. When fall arrives, it’s time to wrap up the harvest and put all the work to rest for the season...

ROCKWELL CITY — Mike Sexton has resigned his seat in the Iowa House of Representatives to become leader of the U.S. Depa...
09/20/2025

ROCKWELL CITY — Mike Sexton has resigned his seat in the Iowa House of Representatives to become leader of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s rural development programs in the state.

ROCKWELL CITY — Mike Sexton has resigned his seat in the Iowa House of Representatives to become leader of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s rural development programs in the state. The Republican’s House resignation was effective at 5 p.m. Friday. He will start his new job as the USDA stat...

A washed out area next to one of the Kenyon Road Bridge supports may look ominous, but it does not threaten the stabilit...
09/20/2025

A washed out area next to one of the Kenyon Road Bridge supports may look ominous, but it does not threaten the stability of the bridge, according to state Department of Transportation engineers.

A washed out area next to one of the Kenyon Road Bridge supports may look ominous, but it does not threaten the stability of the bridge, according to state Department of Transportation engineers. City Manager David Fierke received an email Friday from a DOT engineer who wrote “the erosion is not j...

For the past several years, students from Fort Dodge Senior High School and St. Edmond Catholic School have been given t...
09/20/2025

For the past several years, students from Fort Dodge Senior High School and St. Edmond Catholic School have been given the chance to see the world with a trip to Kosovo in the Balkans area of Europe.

This year’s trip expanded those students’ experiences even more.

The annual camp is held at Camp TOKA in Kosovo. Students share experiences with others from around the world.

“This camp’s theme was peacekeeping,” said Fort Dodge Senior High Counselor Jolene Hays, who accompanied the four students who traveled this year. “There were students from very diverse backgrounds, Israeli Arabs, Israeli Palestinians, students from Kosovo, and Serbia. And then some kids from Iowa.

For the past several years, students from Fort Dodge Senior High School and St. Edmond Catholic School have been given the chance to see the world with a trip to Kosovo in the Balkans area of Europe. This year’s trip expanded those students’ experiences even more. The annual camp is held at Camp...

Murphy Washington was born and raised in Fort Dodge before leaving for college, attending Des Moines Area Community Coll...
09/19/2025

Murphy Washington was born and raised in Fort Dodge before leaving for college, attending Des Moines Area Community College and Iowa State University.

After graduating from Iowa State, Murphy returned to Fort Dodge to help Charles Clayton start Athletics For Education and Success, a nonprofit organization that aims to provide young people in Webster County with success and a sense of belonging.

“We started out with some of the things we knew about athletics and then after that, it grew into family reunification, re-entry and for individuals to be successful in our community,” Washington said. “We look at how to help somebody have a better life, help people to establish routines and connect them to community resources.”

Editor’s note: This feature first ran in a special publication called Hometown Pride, published June 28, 2025, featuring people and organizations from Fort Dodge and the surrounding area who are making a difference in their communities. Murphy Washington was born and raised in Fort Dodge before le...

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