Scott Kirkhart is a singer/songwriter and the founder of Broken Strings. We discuss his love for music, playing shows, how Broken Strings began, his quest to give away a guitar to one student in every school district in Iowa, the great things Fort Dodge has to offer, and more! 🔗 Follow Scott Kirkhart Music: Website: https://www.kirkhartmusic.com Fa…

Niki Conrad is the County Supervisor for District 4 in Webster County, Iowa. She discusses her public service, what a county supervisor does, challenges she has faced over the years, and more! 🔗 Follow Webster County Government: Website: https://www.webstercountyia.gov Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/webstercountyia/ 🔗 Follow Niki Conrad - Webst…

Susan Laufersweiler is the Director of Development at St. Edmond Catholic School in Fort Dodge, Iowa. In this episode, Susan discusses fundraising efforts, selling off pieces of the hardwood gym floor, stories of faith, the biggest challenges, what she is most proud of at St. Edmond, and more! 🔗 Follow St. Edmond Catholic School: Website: https://w…

Mark Campbell is the owner of Amigos in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He can be seen around the county and state sitting on different boards and servicing the community in various ways, including sitting on the Iowa State Racing and Gaming Commission. 🔗 Follow Amigos: Website: https://amigosfdreviews.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmigosFortDodge Insta…

Esther Laupp is the president of Comedia Musica Players. She stops by to discuss their upcoming musical, Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn. The event has multiple showings from November 7-9, 2024. Be sure to check it out! 🔗 Comedia Musica's Upcoming Event: Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1061843788454446/ 🔗 Follow Comedia Musica Players: Website: …

Janet Johnson and Kelly Hinds from One Vision stop by this week to discuss how One Vision improves communities, empowers individuals across the state to live their best lives, and even helps the environment! 🎙️ Follow One Vision: Website: https://www.onevision.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onevisioniowa Instagram: https://www.instagram.com…

Mary Green-Warnstadt is the new Executive Director for Main Street Fort Dodge. We sit down to discuss her role as the Executive Director for Main Street Fort Dodge, interesting facts about Fort Dodge's Main Street, her passion for preserving history while updating Fort Dodge's downtown area, and more! 🔗 Follow Main Street Fort Dodge: Website: https…

Jennifer Brown is a social media influencer who lost over 200 lbs. She stops by to discuss how she began her weight loss journey, the changes she made to better her life, how her social media presence has impacted her life, being on the TODAY show, and more! Be sure to follow along with Jennifer to see her journey! 🔗 Follow Jennifer Brown: Instagra…

Meg Beshey stops by the podcast this week to discuss Oakland Cemetery's "Stroll Through the Cemetery", the history of Fort Dodge, famous people from Fort Dodge, and more! Oakland Cemetery's event is Friday, September 27th, 2024 at 5:45 P.M. 🔗 Oakland Cemetery's "Stroll Through the Cemetery" Event: Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/122126990255…

Fort Dodge City Manager David Fierke and Fort Dodge Police Chief Dennis Quinn stop by to answer 20 Questions in 20 Minutes about Fort Dodge's Case for 8 voting! 🔗 Follow Talk Fort Dodge: Listen: https://www.kestersonrealtyfortdodge.com/subscribe Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/talkfortdodge YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@talkfortdodge 🔗 Follo…

This week we are joined by Tiffany Conrad, Sales Manager for Visit Fort Dodge. Tiffany discusses the endless amounts of adventures visitors (and locals) can have in the Fort Dodge area. 🔗 Follow Visit Fort Dodge: Website: https://www.dodgetheordinary.com Calendar: https://www.dodgetheordinary.com/events Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VisitFortD…

Fort Dodge City Manager David Fierke stops by to discuss past and future improvements the city of Fort Dodge has planned. Don't forget to get out there and vote! 🔗 Follow David Fierke: Website: https://www.fortdodgeiowa.org/department/index.php?structureid=6 🔗 Follow Talk Fort Dodge: Listen: https://www.kestersonrealtyfortdodge.com/subscribe Facebo…

Matt Cosgrove is the Webster County Conservation Director. On today's episode he tells us all about his role in Webster County to enhance the outdoor experience for our citizens and what has gone into the recent grand opening of the brand new Matt Cosgrove River's Edge Discovery Center. 🔗 Follow Webster County Conservation: Facebook: https://www.fa…

Matt Bemrich is the owner of Bemrich Electric and the current Fort Dodge Mayor. Matt discusses what he's proud of as mayor in the last 15 years and his biggest goals are for the Fort Dodge area in the future! 🔗 Follow Talk Fort Dodge: Listen: https://www.kestersonrealtyfortdodge.com/subscribe Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/talkfortdodge YouTube…

Ann Meyer is our local State Representative at the Iowa Capitol. On today's episode, she tells us all about the issues she's been tackling lately, specifically in healthcare and mental health! 🔗 Follow Ann Meyer: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Representative.Ann.Meyer 🔗 Follow Talk Fort Dodge: Listen: https://www.kestersonrealtyfortdodge.com/su…

Lisa Shimkat is the State Director of the SBDC and a Fort Dodge native. She's here to tell us about her work helping small businesses and why she loves Fort Dodge so much! 🔗 Be sure to check out ShopIowa.com: Website: https://www.shopiowa.com 🔗 Follow Talk Fort Dodge: Listen: https://www.kestersonrealtyfortdodge.com/subscribe Facebook: https://www.…

Jeff Frevert is the Owner and President of Sports Park Raceway in Fort Dodge. He's here to tell us about the fun opportunities available to the fans and all the racers! 🔗 Follow Sports Park Raceway: Website: https://sportsparkraceway.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sportsparkraceway/ X: https://twitter.com/sportsparkrace 🔗 Follow Talk Fort D…

We're back with our first-ever live episode of Talk Fort Dodge! Listen in on our conversation with Audi Crooks, the Iowa State basketball star, as she talks about the transition from high school to college, the highlights from her freshman year, her relationship with Coach Fennelly, and much more! 🔗 Follow Talk Fort Dodge: Listen: https://www.keste…

Dennis Quinn is the recently promoted Fort Dodge Police Chief. On today's episode, we discuss what the first year as chief has been like, the importance of being involved in the community, the case for eight, and the goal of interrupting the cycle. 🔗 Follow Fort Dodge Police Department: Website: https://www.fortdodgeiowa.org/police/ Facebook: https…

Astra Ferris is the new CEO of the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance. In today's episode, we discuss what Astra has learned about the community in her first year as GFDGA CEO, what she expected when she moved here, and what her goals are for the GFDGA and the community. 🔗 Follow Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance: Website: https://www.greaterfortd…

Cameron Nelson is a Fort Dodge native, Ward 2 City Councilman, and General Sales Manager at Shimkat Motor Company. In this episode, we discuss Cameron's goals and aspirations as a City Councilman and his personal life. You won't want to miss this episode of Talk Fort Dodge. 🔗 Follow Fort Dodge City Council: Website: https://www.fortdodgeiowa.org/co…

Josh Porter is the Fort Dodge Community School District superintendent. Josh talks about his journey to becoming the superintendent, school safety, chat GPT, and much more. You won't want to miss this episode! 🔗 Follow Fort Dodge Community School District: Website: https://www.fdschools.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FDCSD/ X: https://twitt…

Lindsay Laufersweiler is the Webster County Recorder. Lindsay explains why being a County Recorder is much more exciting than you'd think! 🔗 Follow Webster County Recorder: Website: https://www.webstercountyia.gov/departments/recorder/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WebsterCoRecorder/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/webstercountyrecorder/ …

Mike Larson is the President of First Interstate Bank, a Navy veteran, and one of the organizers of the Veterans Bridge project. We discuss his history in Fort Dodge, how he became involved with the Veterans Bridge project, and more! 🔗 Follow the Veterans Bridge Project: Website: https://www.veteransbridgefd.com 🔗 Follow Talk Fort Dodge: Listen: ht…

Luke Huggins is the President of the board of the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance. In this episode, we talk about all things Fort Dodge and how easy it is to be involved in the community! 🔗 Follow Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance: Website: https://www.greaterfortdodge.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreaterFortDodgeGrowthAlliance Instag…

Shelly Bottorff is the executive director of The Fort Dodge Fine Arts Association. We discuss all the great arts and culture-related things in and around Fort Dodge! 🔗 Follow Fort Dodge Fine Arts Association: Website: https://www.fdfineartsassociation.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fortdodgefinearts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fdfi…

Thank you for listening to Talk Fort Dodge! We are so excited to start this podcast and look forward to getting all the local Fort Dodgians in the studio to hear their story! 🔗 Follow Talk Fort Dodge: Listen: https://www.kestersonrealtyfortdodge.com/subscribe Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/talkfortdodge YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TalkFor…

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