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Crowning glory
April 19, 2013 Special needs students at Fort Dodge Senior High were honored Friday with the school’s first prom court. The nine seniors participated in the coronation to the applause of their schoolmates. more »»
Boston finds a bombing suspect
April 19, 2013 BOSTON — As morning shifted into afternoon Friday, Kim Taylor Knight reflected on what it was like to live in Boston at that moment. “I feel oddly alone in the world right now,” she said in an email. more »» 
Class will teach safety skills
April 19, 2013 A class designed to teach ordinary people how to keep themselves safe in the event of an emergency will be coming to Webster County next month. more »»
Parks, 74, died in crash
April 19, 2013 Investigators have identified Sheryl Ann Parks as the woman who was killed when her car collided with a train Thursday night west of Fort Dodge. more »»
Officials will take back drugs
April 19, 2013 Local and federal law enforcement agencies are teaming up to provide a safe way for people to get rid of old prescriptions they aren’t using anymore. The sixth Take Back event will be from 4 to 6 p.m. more »»
CJ Bio America to sponsor Dragon boat races
April 19, 2013 At least 18 teams will row dragon boats across Badger Lake in August during an annual racing event that will be sponsored for the first time by CJ Bio America. more »» 
Naturalist tells of area’s hidden treasures
April 19, 2013 More than 100 hidden treasures can be found in a 10-mile radius around Fort Dodge, but it might take a little work — and the right equipment — to locate them. more »»
St. Edmond to launch Summer Academy
April 19, 2013 St. Edmond Catholic School is launching its Summer Academy this June. The summer program offers courses for advanced students, students who want extra courses and students who need to catch up. more »»
Fort Museum prepares to open
April 19, 2013 Since last fall, several changes and improvements have been made at the Fort Museum, and will be ready for the public to see when the museum opens for the season April 27. more »» 
The long way home
April 18, 2013 LAKE CITY — One year ago, Mackenzie Gorden was leading the life of a typical teenager. more »»
One dead in crash involving train, vehicle
April 18, 2013 One person has died in an accident involving a train and another vehicle on Webster County Road D20 west of Fort Dodge near a former potash plant, officials have confirmed. more »»
Drown leaves Almost Home
April 18, 2013 Tania Dencklau is now the director of Almost Home Humane Society of North Central Iowa. Dencklau replaces Renee Drown, who vacated the position Saturday. more »»
Grassley, Harkin weigh in
April 18, 2013 U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin denounced the Senate’s failure to approve more background checks for gun buyers Wednesday, while U.S. Sen. more »»
State Senate passes food bank measure
April 18, 2013 A measure to aid food banks in Iowa has been approved by the state Senate and awaits action in the House of Representatives. The measure was supported by Senate Democrats, like state Sen. more »»
New countywide alert system to debut May 1
April 18, 2013 Officials in Fort Dodge and Webster County are preparing for the launch of a new emergency alert system that will send messages to those who sign up for i. more »» 
Iowa Health System is now UnityPoint Health
April 17, 2013 The name UnityPoint Health will soon be familiar across Iowa and beyond. The nation’s fifth largest nondenominational health system has changed its name. more »»
Schluttenhofer elected Wright County sheriff
April 17, 2013 CLARION — Jason Schluttenhofer will exchange his deputy sheriff’s badge for that of the Wright County sheriff as a result of a special election Tuesday. more »»
CCS launches campaign for new building
April 17, 2013 Community Christian School has launched a campaign to raise $400,000 to purchase a building of its own. more »» |
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