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Fort Dodge Community School District: Elevating learning

With a touch of her pen, Katelyn Gehlhausen moved, turned and inverted a striking three-dimensional image of a human skull during an October demonstration in a Fort Dodge Senior High School classroom. That was all done on a tabletop that is essentially a computer screen. And revealing the ...

Southeast Valley Community School District: Real-world opportunities

GOWRIE — Some Southeast Valley High School students got out of the classroom and into the greenhouse last fall. The Southeast Valley Community School District recently purchased the former Foxtail Floral greenhouse along with an attached retail shop and home to give students hands-on, ...

Community Christian School: More than academics

For some students, sinking a couple of free throws or spiking a ball over the volleyball net is part of their experience at Community Christian School in Fort Dodge. The school is known for offering a Christ-centered education. The fact that it offers students the chance to participate in ...

Fort Dodge Community School District: A new vision

For the first time in more than a decade, the Fort Dodge Community School District has unveiled a new vision statement and mission statement. The new vision is “Everyone matters, everyone belongs, and everyone thrives in Fort Dodge Community School District.” The new mission for the ...

Progress 2025 Health and Wellness | VIEW ALL

UnityPoint Health to kick off internship program this summer

UnityPoint Health — Fort Dodge is always on the lookout for new talent to meet the demand for health care workers. That is why it developed a paid summer internship program that high school juniors and seniors can participate in along with college students. “We know that health care ...

A rare find in rural Iowa

LAKE CITY — For any mother, each pregnancy comes with its own challenges. That’s why Paige Hepp was grateful to work with the obstetrics (OB) team at Stewart Memorial Community Hospital in Lake City. “I had some complications during my pregnancy with my second son,” said Hepp, 29, of ...

Community connection

If it seemed like Fort Dodge police officers were at all kinds of events and activities during 2024, it is because they were at all kinds of events and activities. “To continue to build relationships within the community, the Fort Dodge Police Department took part in a large number of ...

Access to health services

Historically, Webster County tends to lean toward being one of the top five counties in the state with sexually transmitted diseases, especially chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. However, a more than half-million dollar grant awarded to the Webster County Health Department will allow ...