Fort Dodge, IA

WEBSTER CITY – Community members are invited to join the Van Diest Medical Center’s Senior Life Solutions program for an open house at 2350 Hospital Drive, Webster City, Tuesday, Nov. 17th from 9:30 to 11:00 [...]

Officials with John Deere announced Wednesday that it plans to end manufacturing at the Hagie factory in Clarion. The operations will cease by fiscal year 2029. The company will begin transitioning the production of the [...]

Listen below to hear the closing commodity markets for November 4, 2026.

Webster City- Hamilton County Sheriffs Deputy Rod Hicok was nominated and selected to be a recipient of the 2026 M.A.D.D. Hero Award. Hicok has a distinguished 40+ year career that has seen him put his [...]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Sioux City, IA – A 44-year-old man with ties to Fort Dodge and Des Moines has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine [...]

Webster City-After months and weeks of endless campaigning, the 2026 mid-term election across Hamilton County came to an end Tuesday night. Hamilton County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Kim Schaa reported there were 5,971 votes [...]

Hardin County is one of the latest Iowa counties to approve a levy for EMS services for residents. Unofficial returns showed the measure passed Tuesday by a vote of 4,878 in favor while 1,513 voted [...]

State Rep. Ann Meyer, R-Fort Dodge, was re-elected to a fifth term in office Tuesday. She received 6,428 votes while Democratic challenger Kris Williams won 3,965, according to election results released by Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate. House District 8 consists of Fort Dodge and eastern Webster County.

The year 2026 was a good one for the Hamilton County Fair. Despite some rainy conditions last July, the annual exposition drew a respectable turnout of fairgoers, participation in the various 4-H and FFA programs [...]

     Max Sylvester, 95, of Webster City a long-time area educator who devoted over 50 years to teaching died Saturday, October 31, 2026 at Van Diest Medical Center. A Mass of Christian burial will be [...]