The sights and sounds of long dragon boats slicing through the water of Badger Lake will return this weekend. This will be the 26th anniversary of the Badger Lake Dragon Boat Bash. It will be a two-day event on Friday and Saturday featuring a concert by Band K, fireworks and lots of racing ...

Chances are that over the years everyone has heard some version of the old wise crack that goes like this: In Iowa, we have two seasons - winter and road construction. We are seeing a lot of road construction right now. For those who are snaking their vehicle through a maze of orange road ...

Area families are already beginning to think about the items that will be needed to send young folks back to school properly equipped and looking good. According to the National Retail Federation, a typical family with children in school will spend about $890 on back-to-school merchandise ...

Some of the golf carts that will be rolling along the paths at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course on Aug. 5 will have something extra attached to them. As part of the seventh annual Tee’d Off Against Violence Golf Tournament that day, the carts will have shields on them which tell the story of ...

The 2023 Girls State Softball Tournament did not end the way both the Fort Dodge Dodgers and St. Edmond Gaels and their fans had hoped that it would, but it still showcased our community and its outstanding sports complex. The fact that Fort Dodge has hosted the tournament for more than 50 ...

Here in Iowa, we are no strangers to extreme temperatures. There are a lot of days in the summer when it is brutally hot and there are a lot of days in the winter when it is dangerously cold. Unfortunately, there are homeless people and others in our community who can’t escape these ...