This year, school officials throughout Iowa are increasingly saying students may have no use of, or more limited access to, mobile devices during the instructional day. The approach by the four school systems in Webster County varies, but one administrator is very pleased with the trend ...

It’s 5:25 a.m. It’s 10 degrees. It’s dark. The expected throng of Black Friday shoppers standing in line at the Fort Dodge Menards store to rush in at 6 a.m. is nowhere to be seen. It’s 5:38 a.m. It’s still 10 degrees. It’s still dark. The first group of bundled shoppers ...

The musical duo of Brad & Kate, partners in music and in life, will return to Fort Dodge on Friday, Dec. 6, for a holiday concert for all ages. Brad and Kate Myers, a pop-folk group, will perform at The Historic Phillips Auditorium as part of their “Little Holiday Spectacular” ...

There were dozens and dozens of volunteers on hand Thursday to help with the annual community Thanksgiving dinner at Fort Dodge Ford Lincoln Toyota. None of them had to be asked to be there. Dealership co-owner Casey Johnson said they basically just materialize. “We never ask,” he ...