Nestle Purina PetCare in Fort Dodge took action close to home through the company’s Purple Leash Project to help survivors of domestic violence. Associates at the local cat food plant donated necessities to the Domestic/Sexual Assault Outreach Center, making it possible for more survivors ...

WEBSTER CITY — Briggs Woods Park has been getting plenty of attention in statewide news lately thanks to the local efforts that have helped make the park a source of beauty and enjoyment. In addition to the daily care, ongoing efforts by volunteers help keep the Briggs Woods Lake full of ...

The Blanden Memorial Art Museum presents “Not Home,” an exhibition by Des Moines based photographer Alyss Vernon, in the second floor gallery. The exhibition features 18 large-scale photographs that explore the shifting terrain of memory, home and familiar connection, according to an ...

First Avenue South between 15th and 16th streets is closed because part of the brick facade of a building fell into the street. South 16th Street between Central Avenue and First Avenue South is also closed. Bricks and masonry fell from the uppermost portion of the facade of a building in the ...

The Pastor Al Pavilion — the Fort Dodge community’s tribute to a minister who was the chaplain to local law enforcement officers, firefighters and paramedics — is now standing at John F. Kennedy Memorial Park. After about a week’s worth of assembly work by professionals and ...

Nearly two years after Bloomers on Central closed after a water leak flooded the popular restaurant, owner Rebecca Reitmeier still remembers her customer’s favorite menu items. “It’s a special gift,” said Reitmeier. “We had a lot of customers that would come in once a week and ...