A stainless steel sculpture of a magnificent bald eagle with a roughly seven-foot wingspan has come home to roost by the Matt Cosgrove River’s Edge Discovery Center in downtown Fort Dodge. The sculpture was installed on Oct. 24, and has been getting positive reviews ever ...

Jim Kersten was a state senator with an apparently bright future in Iowa politics when he sat down to listen to the annual State of the Judiciary address one year. Something said during that speech changed the trajectory of the Fort Dodge man’s career. He recalled that the state ...

Janece Valentine, of Fort Dodge, was recently given the Iowa Association For Justice Meritorious Achievement Award for her exemplary work as chair of the State Judicial Nominating Commission. Valentine, the lead attorney at Valentine Law Office, P.C., received her recognition at the ...

Santa Claus will be making his list and checking it twice early this year as he’s scheduled to attend Santa Camp on Nov. 22 at The Cardiff Center at Fort Frenzy in Fort Dodge. The inaugural holiday event will give children and families a chance to decorate cookies, make hot cocoa, and have ...