For some of the red-clad veterans cramming into the Fort Dodge Regional Airport terminal before sunrise Tuesday, the day’s journey would be their first visit to the nation’s capital. Others had been to Washington D.C., previously but were returning in the company of fellow ...

DES MOINES — For 99 years Fort Dodge Senior High has been entertaining crowds with their acting skills, singing and musical abilities. With all the work that goes into producing a production and then the performances, all the talent is showcased. For the 99th annual musical, FDSH ...

The day many local students have been anticipating for perhaps weeks is now at hand. Thursday is the last day of school for the Fort Dodge Community School District. District Superintendent Josh Porter told the Board of Education Tuesday that classes will be dismissed two hours early that ...

Since the United States of America was founded 250 years ago, some 1.1 million men and women have died defending the nation. Their final resting places are at the hallowed grounds of national cemeteries such as Arlington National Cemetery, or beneath the rows of crosses overlooking the ...

An Army veteran from Gowrie who was once the state leader of the American Legion was honored Monday during the Memorial Day observance at Terry Moehnke Veterans Memorial Park. Jim Peterson received the Veteran of the Year Award from the Fort Dodge Veterans Council from Tom Dorsey, the ...