Like so many, Libby Gargano used the pandemic as a chance to make a life-altering change. Gargano, a 2013 Fort Dodge Senior High School graduate, opted to become a stay-at-home mother with a photography business on the side. Well, that side business has continued to grow and is now ...

Sam Berning considers herself to be a hard worker and a bit of a neat freak. The 2013 Fort Dodge Senior High School graduate spends her regular business hours as a crisis counselor for Eyerly Ball Community Mental Health Services. Berning also has a passion for teaching the value of ...

LIVERMORE — Nestled within Livermore is the cigar shop and smoking lounge called Smoldering Cigar. On Oct. 23, 2021, husband and wife Brian and Seana Bolen opened the Smoldering Cigar as a place to relax and enjoy cigars. “One of the few wonderful things I love about cigars is ...

Brittany Drake has experienced quite a bit in her short time as manager of Shoe Sensation. Along with working through the pandemic and COVID-19, Drake has helped relocate the store to a new location after the closure of the Crossroads Mall on Sept. 6. Now, though, the Dayton native ...

For nearly a decade, Sara Baker has poured her heart and soul into her own baking company. Baker, owner of Sara Jo’s Clever Cookies N’ More, is a St. Edmond High School graduate and Fort Dodge native. She started her business back in 2013 while continuing to maintain a full-time ...

Iowa Central Community College has been named among the top workplaces in Iowa for large companies employing more than 500 people. Iowa Central Community College, based in Fort Dodge with additional campuses in Webster City and Storm Lake and career academies in Eagle Grove, Jefferson and ...