A path to stronger literacy success, mastery of grade-level social skills and improved attendance numbers were among the topics brought forward by Cooper and Butler Elementary schools’ leadership at the Monday meeting of the Fort Dodge Community School District board. Cooper Elementary ...

Iowa Central Community College inducted its 2024 Hall of Fame honorees on Saturday in a ceremony held on the college’s campus. This year’s inductees, whose achievements span a variety of fields, were recognized for their significant contributions to both Iowa Central and the Fort Dodge ...

In one of America’s most hallowed spaces, it is the rarest of honors. To stride behind the rope line, escorted at every footfall by the finest sentinels of the U.S. Army’s renowned Old Guard, is normally something of presidents and dignitaries. To place a wreath at Arlington National ...

The Fort Dodge community will honor America’s veterans Monday morning with an outdoor ceremony in the shadow of the Albert Habhab Veterans Memorial Bridge. The bridge will be dedicated immediately after the traditional Veterans Day event, which for decades had been held at St. Edmond ...

The search is on for a new chief of the Fort Dodge Fire Department. After 36 years of service, Steve Hergenreter will retire at the end of February. “Fort Dodge Fire has been a big part of my life for decades,” said Hergenreter, who started with the department in 1989. “Finding ...