Every year during the holiday season, the troopers of Iowa State Patrol District 7 do extra duty as Santa’s helpers. They just completed their annual toy drive, which yielded about 50 items. The collection included Hot Wheels cars, Barbie dolls, Bob the Builder and Spiderman toys, ...

Editor’s note: This feature first ran in a special publication called Hometown Pride, published June 30, 2024, featuring people and organizations from Fort Dodge and the surrounding area who are making a difference in their communities. Every year around Christmas, the children of the ...

ODEBOLT — The Sac County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a scam targeting northern Iowa residents. According to Chief Deputy Katie Stange, scammers are calling residents and posing as a family member stating that they’ve been arrested, jailed and are in need of bond money. ...

Construction workers are braving the winter weather while putting up a new hangar at Fort Dodge Regional Airport. The massive new building is being paid for in part with money from the federal infrastructure law approved a few years ago. It is replacing a badly deteriorated wood frame ...