Some American troops serving overseas will be getting care packages this holiday season thanks to an effort conducted by financial advisers in northwest Iowa. “It’s giving back to those that have decided to enlist and protect our rights and freedoms,” said Gabe Pettit, a Fort Dodge ...

About a year after getting increased traction in a Fort Dodge store that sells hemp-based products and supplements for helping people achieve a balanced wellness, a legislative change meant the owners of Sunmed CBD had to make a major shift. Stricter state laws regulating hemp went into ...

The Best Western Starlite Village Inn & Suites, an iconic Fort Dodge hotel, is getting a new name and a new focus. The property will cease to be a Best Western as of Dec. 2, and will be re-branded as the Crossroads Hotel and Event Center. “In looking at our hotel guest composition, we ...

Lexey Lewis and Aubrey Lewis do everything together. The twin sisters came into this world as a pair and have decided to go through life as business partners. The 2021 Fort Dodge Senior High School graduates have entered the business world, bringing Fort Dodge a new venture with Glow ...

Justin Faiferlick is hoping to keep a top-of-the-line fitness and recovery facility in the Fort Dodge area. The martial arts guru has been running Faiferlick Martial Arts for more than 40 years and the neighboring Next Edge Performance Gym since 2020 in its current location on South 25th ...

Greg and Ann Larson have a love of experimentation. Fort Dodge area beer lovers couldn’t be happier. The new owners of River Hops Brewing, located downtown at 1014 Central Ave, are keeping what former owners Ron and Diane Grebner started and adding some of their own creations. Twenty ...