When the veterans aboard the May 7 edition of the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight stepped off the plane that night to a boisterous welcome home ceremony at Fort Dodge Regional Airport, more than just their daylong voyage came to an end. Many in the cheering, clapping crowd probably did not ...

Today is Memorial Day. For many people, it is a time to welcome the summer season by taking advantage of a three-day holiday weekend to spend time relaxing with friends and family. It is important, however, not to forget what this day is truly about. Beginning soon after the Civil War, a ...

One aspect of the ongoing development of Corridor Plaza got fairly controversial earlier this year. It is time to set aside the flap over the transactions involving The Pavilion and look at the big picture of what is happening on the property where Crossroads Mall once stood. That big picture ...

In Webster County and all across America, teams of dedicated professionals stand ready to render medical assistance in emergencies. For some this is their career. For many others, it is a volunteer undertaking that is performed in addition to their normal employment. It’s impossible to ...

The annual ritual of high school graduation is upon us. On Sunday, several area schools, including St. Edmond Catholic School, Manson Northwest Webster High School, Southeast Valley High School, Humboldt High School and others, will hold their commencement exercises. Each ceremony is a ...

Have you ever wondered how the current community of Fort Dodge came to be? Or what happened around here decades and even centuries ago? There is one man in town who can answer many of those questions from memory. And if he doesn’t know the answers right away, he knows where to find a ...