There is perhaps no profession that is so intertwined with an individual’s life as nursing is. Nurses are there to help bring new life into the world. They administer the vaccines, and help people get through all the various illnesses and injuries of a lifetime. And at the very end, nurses ...

Gov. Kim Reynolds has officially proclaimed May as Beef Month in Iowa. For many of us, every month is a time to partake of a food that ranks high on the list of culinary favorites. It’s no secret that Americans have a love affair with beef. That’s been true for generations and the ...

It isn’t often that an organization plans a ball and then promptly tells everyone not to show up at it. Because of COVID-19, organizers of the annual Friends of St. Edmond Ball are doing that for the second year in a row. The 38th annual Friends of St. Edmond Ball will take place in a ...

Since the weather is warming up nicely, residents of the Fort Dodge area are a lot more certain that spring has indeed arrived. And with spring, comes the notion of spring cleaning. But how about giving your home, yard or garden a whole new look? Or perhaps you just need some tips and ...

On a recent afternoon, groups of people carrying garbage bags could be seen moving through downtown Fort Dodge and a couple of other spots in town. As they moved, they gradually filled those bags with every piece of litter they found. That Thursday afternoon cleanup effort was the annual FOD ...

One of the tastiest fundraisers this community has traditionally experienced is the annual cake auction conducted by the Domestic/Sexual Assault Outreach Center. Each year, bakers try to outdo each other with elaborate cakes that went on the auction block along with all kinds of other ...