Raising awareness and acceptance in the community for individuals with special needs is the core mission of local non-profit Facing Autism, Inc.. The group was started in 2014 as a grassroots effort by parents who were looking to improve the lives of their children and the entire community. ...

Santa Claus will be making his way down the chimney for Webster County senior citizens this year. Upper Des Moines Opportunity and Elderbridge Agency on Aging are offering the Santa For Seniors program for the fifth year. The program allows community members to provide holiday gifts for ...

A Fort Dodge man pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal methamphetamine charges. Craig C. Pickens, 41, pleaded guilty in federal court in Sioux City to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa. At his plea ...

The statistics behind the first three weeks of care at Trinity Heart Center prove that the new Fort Dodge clinic is already invaluable to residents in need. “We’ve had a lot of firsts,” said Jen Crimmins, regional vice president of clinical operations at UnityPoint Health — Fort ...

Four area service clubs had just six minutes and $500 on Sunday to pack their carts with food and supplies for area food pantries. The Shopping Spree Foodraiser event had members of the Daybreak Rotary, Noon Sertoma, Kiwanis, and Evening Lions sprinting through the Fort Dodge Fareway store ...

ROCKWELL CITY — Just days after allegedly killing Michele “Luna” Jackson at the Farnhamville City Park, Nathaniel K. Bevers-McGivney demanded his right to a speedy trial. Bevers-McGivney is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Jackson on Sept. 23. On Oct. 11, ...