Edler to fill vacancy on city council in Dakota City

By: Matt Scher, [email protected]

Dakota City, IA – The City Council for Dakota City passed with an unanimous vote to fill the vacancy on the council at Wednesday night’s city council session.

Mychal Edler, a firefighter in Fort Dodge and resident of Dakota City, will fill the vacancy left by councilman Ted Prenger, who passed away in a UTV accident on June 8. Prenger’s term lasts through December 2025. Edler ran for city council in the 2023 election, but fell short in an election that saw Jon Stern reelected along with the newest members of council Sammi Pals and Ross Newton elected to their first terms.

Edler was unable to attend the council meeting Wednesday night and will be officially sworn in during the city’s September meeting.