Unlike most holidays, Halloween really has no serious purpose. It’s primarily an opportunity for harmless, child-oriented fun. Costumes, trick-or-treat activities and an opportunity to engage in make-believe combine to make Halloween a favorite of youngsters and those still young at ...

Every 10 years, the United States government counts the number of people who reside in our nation. This census then becomes the basis for determining how many members of the U.S. House of Representatives each state has. States also use the census in deciding how the boundaries for districts in ...

Downtown Fort Dodge is undergoing a gradual transformation and timely state grants are fueling the process. It began in 2019, when a Challenge Grant was awarded to help pay for remodeling a building at 13 N. 11th St. to become the new home of Yummy Crumb Bakery. That project is nearly done, ...

Most people never experience domestic violence. Unfortunately, however, some estimates put the incidence among Americans at more than 12 million people each year. Women, men and children all can be victims. No socioeconomic or age group is spared. Researchers tell us, however, that young women ...

From other editors: Much as Colin Powell deserves a tribute as America’s first Black secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he was under-recognized as a bridge-builder and champion of political moderation. Powell, who died last Monday, was a Republican who dared to ...

Amid the mind-boggling array of big numbers presented during a recent review of the Fort Dodge Community School District’s budget was a piece of very good news. That news is that the district is in fine fiscal condition. In fact, it is one of three districts in the state that currently ...