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🌱 What you need to know before lighting fireworks in Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge, Iowa Patch AM: a 5 min read

Good morning Fort Dodge! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What you need to know before lighting fireworks in Fort Dodge
  • How a new law enforcement center could change Fort Dodge policing costs
  • Can the Dodgers keep their hot streak going against Ames Monday?

Also on today's calendar: Fort Dodge Fourth of July Fireworks and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: It takes longer to run from 2nd to 3rd base than between the other bases,why? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Breezy with clouds and sun, with a high of 80 and low of 70 degrees.
  • Sunday: Windy with sunny spells, temps: high: 94, low: 76. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Partly sunny, windy and hot, with a high of 94 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Fireworks offer light, sound, danger (messengernews.net) — Fort Dodge officials are reminding residents that consumer fireworks are only legal in the city from July 1–4, with specific evening hours and a requirement to use them on private property. Fire Marshal Dennis Feldman urges caution and sobriety when lighting fireworks, while Fort Frenzy plans a July 3 celebration with live music and a fireworks show after dark.
   

2. Webster County and Fort Dodge move ahead with plans for law enforcement center (weareiowa.com) — Fort Dodge and Webster County leaders are formally moving ahead on creating a joint Public Safety Authority and building a new law enforcement center to replace the undersized, aging downtown jail. Officials say overcrowding, costly out-of-county housing, and serious maintenance issues make a modern facility urgent, and they’re proposing a dedicated tax-backed lease structure to fund construction and operations.
   

3. Dodgers' domination of Bobcats continues (messengernews.net) — Fort Dodge’s ninth-ranked Dodgers baseball team kept rolling Thursday, crushing Marshalltown in a conference doubleheader and extending a dominant run of 24 wins in 25 meetings. Big nights from pitchers and power hitters, including state home-run leader Tru McBride, set up another key league twinbill when Fort Dodge hosts Ames on Monday.
   

4. Born to teach (messengernews.net) — A beloved Feelhaver Elementary teacher, Susan Winter, is wrapping up 28 years in the Fort Dodge Community School District, finishing in the same classroom where she once student-taught. Recently named the district’s first Elementary Teacher of the Year, she’s reflecting on decades of relationships with local families as she transitions to teaching kindergarten at St. Edmond.
   

5. Wright County man sentenced to 15+ years in prison on federal meth dealing charges (superhits1027.com) — A man tied to both Eagle Grove and Fort Dodge has been sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison for distributing large amounts of meth in the Fort Dodge area between 2024 and 2025. Prosecutors say he and others moved over 2,500 grams of meth, including controlled buys with cooperating individuals, and he’ll also face a decade of supervised release after prison.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: There is a Short-Stop in the middle (Thank you Dave L. for sending it in!)
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