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The Iowa Senate and the Iowa House of Representatives are both controlled by Republicans, but they still have to negotiate some agreements with each other.
That kind of dealmaking is what is going on now in the closing days of the 2021 legislative session, according to two Fort Dodge lawmakers.
For those not directly involved in the talks, there is ”kind of a lot of sitting around and waiting,” state Rep. Ann Meyer, R-Fort Dodge, said Friday.
State Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink, R-Fort Dodge, said some talks were going on Friday even as he and Meyer were participating in an Eggs and Issues forum at Iowa Central Community College.
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Kate Stucky, the office manager of the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance, has been named the new director of operations and finance for Holy Trinity Parish and St. Edmond Catholic School.
She will begin her new responsibilities there on May 10.
”I fully believe in the vision and missions of both St. Edmond Catholic School and Holy Trinity Parish, and I’m very much looking forward to striving to help achieve those,” Stucky said.
”I am already an active member in both the school and the church it seemed like a natural fit,” she added. ”It is also a welcomed bonus to be on the same campus as my children”
Volunteers are key to the effort
Apr 28, 2021
On a recent afternoon, groups of people carrying garbage bags could be seen moving through downtown Fort Dodge and a couple of other spots in town. As they moved, they gradually filled those bags with every piece of litter they found.
That Thursday afternoon cleanup effort was the annual FOD Walk. For 15 years, the effort organized by the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance has made our community a bit cleaner.
The endeavor was started by Rhonda Chambers, the director of aviation at Fort Dodge Regional Airport who once led the alliance’s Image Committee. She relied on her professional background to create it. FOD is an aviation acronym that stands for Foreign Object and Debris. FOD Walks are conducted at civilian and military airfields to remove anything from the runways that might damage a plane. In some cases, airfield personnel will stand shoulder to shoulder and walk down the runway looking for things..
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Blaine Messerly, left, and his wife, Tricia Messerly, pick up trash along Central Avenue across the street from the Webster County Courthouse on Thursday. The Fort Dodge couple used trash grabbers to make the job a little easier. Dozens of volunteers worked together during the annual Foreign Object and Debris Walk to help clean the city. -Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Corey Hayes, of Dayton, an employee of McClure Engineering Co., adds some trash to his bag during the annual Foreign Object and Debris Walk on Thursday. -Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Casey Nelson, of Ames, an employee at CJ Bio America, works his way along North Ninth Street Thursday during the annual Foreign Object and Debris Walk.
Tax breaks to support an expansion of the CJ Bio America plant in Webster County were approved by the Iowa Economic Development Authority Friday morning. The