“The Blanden Arts Festival is a way to connect the community with local and regional artists by providing a family friendly event that highlights artistic talent, creativity, and imagination,” said Eric Anderson, director of the Blanden Memorial Art Museum. Guests can expect to see a ...

Music, lots of food, historical reenactors and the crowd-pleasing big parade will all be part of this year’s Frontier Days celebration in Fort Dodge. Frontier Days will begin Friday evening and continue through Sunday afternoon. Except for the Saturday morning parade down Central Avenue, ...

There is a crispness in the air that is different here, where tents and campers of all sizes and features gather. In the morning, the smell of coffee brewing on a Coleman stove slowly drifts across the campground. In the evening, small talk seasons the air as friends and family gather round ...

Brice Blair, of Wichita Falls, Texas, is planning a trip to Fort Dodge between May 23-27 to do genealogy research. He is researching the descendants of Charles and Mary Ann Fallon. Charles Fallon left Mooers, New York, in 1866 to move to Fort Dodge with his nine children after his wife ...

Being a mother doesn't come with a handbook. It is part instinct, combined with all the important lessons learned from our mothers and grandmothers. As we get ready to celebrate Mother’s Day, it is the perfect time to reflect on all the great lessons we have learned from our ...

Not surprisingly, a large chunk of students in the graduating class from Fort Dodge Senior High will continue their education at Iowa Central Community College. Of the 201 students that submitted their post-high school plans to the high school, 94 will continue their education as a Triton. ...