A project nearly two decades in the making will come to fruition this summer. The construction of the new Holy Trinity Catholic Church is expected to be finished and the first Mass in the new church is anticipated for late June or early July. With the opening of the new church, the ...

Just as the sun rose over Fort Dodge Regional Airport on a May morning a decade ago, a jet filled with veterans took off for Washington, D.C. It was the first voyage of the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight. Its mission is to take veterans to the nation’s capital to see their war ...

Pride In Community Appearance continues to live up to its name, with accomplishments in Fort Dodge only increasing in 2019. “Almost every couple blocks, you can find something we’ve been involved in over the last 18 years,” said Coordinator Jan Wilson. This year, featured ...

The Fort Dodge community saw an influx of new pastors and priests during 2019, as five members of the clergy came to minister to the spiritual needs of the residents. The Rev. Kendall Meyer became head pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church while the Rev. Rebecca Dix became associate pastor ...

The high caliber of care patients receive at the Community Health Center of Fort Dodge resulted in some national recognition during 2019. Last year, the center received Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) recognition. Achieving that recognition was a goal the center’s staff had been ...

A building that started out as the Fort Dodge Bottling Company in 1941, and later was home to a Pepsi-Cola bottling plant, is no more. The building, located at 216 N. 12th St., was demolished in 2018. It had been purchased by the St. Olaf Lutheran Church Foundation with the purpose of ...