When it debuted some 56 years ago, the span that carries First Avenue South over the Union Pacific Railroad tracks was named Veterans Bridge. It was an appropriate name, but it was just a name and as the decades passed a number of people forgot that the bridge was even called that. Now ...

A special bike is enabling a Fort Dodge girl to get out and ride just like her brothers and all the other kids in her neighborhood. Aubreigh Ballard’s new set of wheels looks different from the other bikes spotted around Fort Dodge. But she now gets to go out and about, something that ...

As the holiday season begins, angel ornaments will start appearing everywhere. You’ll see them dangling from the branches of Christmas trees and standing on window ledges. Area residents now have an opportunity to add another angel to their collection of Christmas decorations and at the ...

Since it opened more than 50 years ago, Iowa Central Community College has had students who excel in the classrooms, labs and shops and also in the venues of athletic competition. It has also produced graduates who went on to distinguished careers in public service, business, health care and ...

How fortuitous it is that while the attention of millions of Americans seems focused on controversy, we take time out to honor those about whom we are in complete agreement: veterans of military service. No matter how we view politics, we are united in revering the men and women who have ...

When someone earns the title of Master Gardener in Iowa, they agree to volunteer their time and expertise in things like community gardens. Fort Dodge and Webster County has a dedicated group of Master Gardeners. A lot of people who rely on local pantries to keep food on their tables are now ...