In every town there are special people who contribute to the success of the community through the giving things they do. These folks — whose selfless contributions make life better for others in their hometowns — sometimes go unacknowledged. That’s unfortunate because many of the people ...

For some good fun this weekend, check out a party for an area town that’s hitting the big 150. Of course, we are talking about Manson in Calhoun County, which is marking 150 years since its founding. The celebration starts today and runs through Sunday. The action starts this evening with ...

A fun and tasty event will return to downtown Fort Dodge Friday. Main Street Fort Dodge is orchestrating Lunch on Central from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. This will be a new version of what used to be called Lunch on the Square. Instead of being held on the City Square, it will be in the alley ...

Beating addiction is hard work, physically, mentally and emotionally. The women of Gateway to Discovery are doing the hard work of conquering addiction. And if that isn’t enough, they recently went out and did some hard work to make part of the Fort Dodge community cleaner and better ...

Father’s Day is upon us once again. The annual tribute to America’s dads is Sunday. That’s good news for the greeting card vendors. In recent years, they have sold upwards of 100 million cards to Americans intent on paying tribute to good old dad. About half of those cards are purchased ...

Sending what looks like a wiffle ball back and forth over a net by hitting it with solid paddles is the heart of the sport of pickleball. It’s a little like tennis, or perhaps some oversized version of ping pong. And it is rapidly growing in popularity. There is a growing number of ...