The Webster County Supervisors approved a half-million dollar agreement Tuesday with Hidden Acres Christian Center, south of Dayton, for paving work on 390th Street and Union Avenue. The project will pave approximately one mile of 390th Street between Taylor Avenue and Union Avenue and Union ...

Jonah Mosier started practicing the craft of acting at a young age. It wasn’t to get better or to become a star, it was just to have fun. With his brother Caleb, the St. Edmond Catholic School senior would play in the living room and come up with their own games. As a Gael, Mosier ...

The inside of the Fort Dodge Public Library will have a new look in the not-too-distant future. The library building by the City Square, which opened in 2000, will get an interior makeover in a project that may start this spring. It will include new carpet, some painting, new furniture, ...

The budgets that finance recreation programs would remain fairly static under the proposed Fort Dodge spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1. The Recreation Services Department actually has four separate budgets for its operations. Here is a summary of them, Harlan and Hazel ...

Like many school districts across Iowa, there is a sliver of optimism for an increase in state financial assistance after Gov. Kim Reynolds’ recent State of the State address. “As many of you know, Gov. Reynolds indicated a possible 2 percent increase,” Fort Dodge Community School ...

Editor's note: This feature first ran in a special publication called Barns, published Nov. 28, 2025. DAYTON — It’s easy to see that these three pals love their spacious country home. Warm walls, a strong roof, and a comfortable pad atop the concrete floor give them shelter from the ...