The Amber Alert for Deyton Annabelle Cranston has been canceled. She has been located. An Amber Alert has been issued in Waterloo for a missing 12-year-old, Deyton Annabelle Cranston. She is a white female, 5 feet, 4 inches and weighs 135 pounds. She has blond hair and brown eyes. She was ...

Since 1935 the Fort Dodge Study Club has given annually to local organizations, and that continues this month. According to Study Club member Jenn Becker, the next work of giving is the group’s latest effort supporting the Emily Joy Averill Foundation. The foundation seeks to replace the ...

Students at Iowa Central Community College will take center stage later this month as they present their Spring Showcase, highlighting a semester’s worth of creative work and academic achievement. The annual concert will feature Iowa Central’s band and choir students. “The Spring ...

When the American Revolution began, Fort Dodge did not exist. In fact, Iowa did not exist. All of the land that is the state today was occupied by Native Americans and was owned by Spain in 1776. France acquired all the Spanish -owned lands in 1800. In early 1803, President Thomas Jefferson ...

What began as an experiment in self-governance rooted in personal freedom and liberty has grown into the world’s most unique and important nation: the United States of America. Here, we can, within the boundaries of the law, do, say and think what we wish; we can worship as we choose; we ...