A group of senators met last week to try to prevent anyone from stealing the 2024 presidential election or from once again inciting an armed mob to attack the Capitol. The bipartisan band, led by Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.), aims to update the 1887 Electoral ...

Catholic education has been an important part of life in Fort Dodge almost since the town was founded. The first Catholic school got underway in 1862. The 160 years since have witnessed many changes and stupendous progress. The impressive educational complex that is today’s St. Edmond is a ...

There is perhaps no profession that is so intertwined with an individual’s life as nursing is. Nurses are there to help bring new life into the world. They administer the vaccines, and help people get through all the various illnesses and injuries of a lifetime. And at the very end, nurses ...

Small businesses throughout Webster County that took a financial beating at the height of the COVID pandemic and didn’t get much help now have a second chance at relief. The Webster County Board of Supervisors, working with the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance, is once again offering ...

Reading a good book is a great way to spend a rainy spring afternoon. And with summer coming up, chances are people will be wanting something to read on the beach, on a plane or on the back porch at home. The Friends of the Fort Dodge Public Library is now offering a good opportunity for ...

Gov. Kim Reynolds has officially proclaimed May as Beef Month in Iowa. For many of us, every month is a time to partake of a food that ranks high on the list of culinary favorites. It’s no secret that Americans have a love affair with beef. That’s been true for generations and the ...