Kelly Moore, owner of Moore Bonding Company, typically doesn’t bail the same person out of jail twice in the same night. But it has happened. “I got a call one night from a guy in jail in Denison,” Moore recalled from his Fort Dodge office, 728 First Ave. N. “He was from out of ...

When Paul Ludwig first learned about the internet in the 1990s, he wasn’t necessarily sold on its capabilities. “This was in another office,” Ludwig said. “I walked in and a guy said, ‘look here, this is the internet.’ He said you can search for anything and I said why would you ...

WEBSTER CITY — After closing its doors for a week of renovation, the Mornin’ Glory coffee shop is open again with a fresh new look. Owners Shawn and Laura Anderson said the construction was needed to replace aging floors, and provide more space in the kitchen. One thing that ...

It seems like a basic question, one that makes perfect sense for a farmer to ask during the “I Am Ag” career day at the East Sac Middle School in Sac City. But the answers are sometimes shocking. “I asked the kids, ‘What do you hear about farmers?’” said Gary Langbein, a Sac ...

BRITT — When Jared and Katie Wingert, owners of Mojo Productions, attend an event to provide the music and DJ services, they do a lot more than just play songs. They get their Mojo going and get their Mojo on. “You’re the master of ceremonies,” Jared Wingert said. “You’re ...

The very tops of houses peek through the murky water, people’s belongings floating inside the once-livable homes. Grain housed in submerged steel bins spills out onto the ground, completely ruined. Countless livestock drowned. The slowly receding floodwaters reveal just how devastating ...

Home builder Eric Doyle has been providing customized, “panelized” homes with a quick turnaround for almost four years now in Fort Dodge. This year he’s been recognized for his high customer satisfaction. Doyle was presented with the “Voice of the Customer” award at the annual ...

AMES — Is it a fungal infection? Is it a pest? Is it both? Oftentimes it can be a difficult diagnosis when something is attacking soybeans. To add injury to insult, there is a new pest that soybean producers in Iowa need to be aware of heading into the 2019 growing season. The soybean ...

CLIVE — Sixteen Iowa restaurants are now in the brackets for a full-on competition to find Iowa’s best pulled pork sandwich. The month-long contest sponsored by the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) mimics the March Madness college basketball tournament craze and will follow the same ...

There’s a whole new meaning to the phrase ‘sit back and relax’ at Fort 8 Theatre, 1417 Central Ave. All eight auditoriums at the Cinema Entertainment Corporation theatre are being remodeled with brand new Palliser leather reclining seats — 478 of them. Auditoriums No. 1 and No. ...

Mike Johnson, co-owner of Calvert & Johnson Insurance Services, has received an award for his work with Fort Dodge Noon Sertoma and its Backpack Buddies program. West Bend Mutual Insurance presented its Spirit of the Silver Lining Award to Johnson this week, and also made a $10,000 ...

The website FindAFarmer.net, which is managed by Practical Farmers of Iowa, recently underwent a redesign in order to better serve landowners and land seekers. Steve Carlson, next generation coordinator at PFI, said FindAFarmer.net was launched in 2011 on a much smaller scale and has been ...

LAKE CITY — Stewart Memorial Community Hospital has agreed to sell Community Pharmacies — the hospital’s retail pharmacies located in Lake City, Lake View, Rockwell City, and Gowrie, according to a press release from Stewart Memorial Hospital. Pharma340, of Coralville, will buy ...

MANSON — What started as a class project became a career for Janis Miller, of Manson. Miller was a student in the accounting program at Iowa Central Community College when she and three other students were tasked with marketing a product. That product was scented candles. “We sold ...

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue tweeted the news that Chinese officials planned to purchase 10 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans. What he referred to as a “good faith” gesture occurred during trade talks between the two countries, and Perdue said it was an indication of “more ...

I never knew I was an aristocrat. Yet that’s how I was being described, along with anyone else whose family has a Century Farm or has farmed land in Iowa for multiple generations. It happened during a recent Story County Board of Supervisors meeting in February. I wasn’t there, but a ...

AMES— In the beef industry, calving management is critical to production and profitability of the cow herd. Proper care prior to and at calving can help reduce incidence of dystocia, and also minimize deleterious impacts should dystocia occur. Knowing how to prepare, what to do and not do, ...

Jericho Habben was in seventh grade the first time he picked up some clippers and cut someone else’s hair. “My friends needed a haircut,” Habben, of Fort Dodge, said from his barbershop, Ace of Fades, recently. “I tried my best, but I think it was the best a seventh-grader could ...

LINDEN — Five years ago, Chad and Amy Wilkerson, of rural Linden, decided to try something new on their farm. The chance they took has paid off significantly for them. “Eight years ago, we attended a calving under roof seminar at the race track in Newton and were very intrigued,” ...

DES MOINES —Titan International, Inc. (Titan) is now accepting applications for their annual antique tractor restoration program. National FFA and 4-H student members can register online to qualify for a set of Titan or Goodyear Farm Tire branded antique tractor tires. Titan has awarded ...