Q: What do you advise Iowans planning international travel? A: Before planning a trip or booking a flight for an international destination, be sure to check the expiration date on the passports for all members of your travel party, including infants. If you don’t have a passport, do not ...

In the 21st century, access to high-speed, affordable internet is critical to the success of our rural communities and our long-term economic vitality. Reliable broadband connection ensures that our families can work from home, our farmers can effortlessly monitor commodity prices online, ...

The Fort Dodge Farmer’s market has gotten off to a great start this year. Each week has been busy, even with recent rains. We have seen an increase in customers and also new vendors. There is such a wide variety of things available for purchase. Of course, the farmer’s market is a ...

Q: What opportunities does your office have for college-age students? A: No matter the job, nothing compares to real life work experience. Whether waiting tables, starting an IV in a patient or working in an office or on an assembly line, getting work experience under one’s belt burnishes ...

One of the best ways to honor a loved one or even a family is to establish a legacy fund in their memory and honor. The definition of legacy fund is a fund used to convey one’s values through a foresighted action to provide longterm financial support to a charitable organization or cause. ...

For more than a century, the three-story YWCA building in downtown Fort Dodge has been a haven for women of the community – a place to live, a place to grow, a place to get a good meal and today, a place to cope with drug and alcohol addiction. Few brick-and-mortar structures mean more to ...