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Fort Dodge Lions Club thanks community

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: The Fort Dodge Lions Club would like to thank those who helped us with the grocery raffle this year (formerly an Evening Lions project). We gave five $200 gift cards (Hy-Vee and Fareway) away through the raffle at the last Ja-Mar Cruise. Their generous donations helped a lot. We would not have been successful without all the generous sponsors in town that supported us. The lucky winners were Keegan Sorenson, Jerry Mabe, Kathy Webb, Christina Rosch and Rebecca Reitmeier. The money raised will help people get glasses, hearing aids and Lions KidSight. We appreciate the ...

A lighter look at the road construction season

Local Columns

Editor’s note: It turns out that the Fort Dodge city staff gets as frustrated with road construction as all of the other residents and visitors to the city. It also turns out that the city staff has a sense of humor about the situation, which was demonstrated by the release of an unofficial proclamation. Because road construction is an issue that affects everyone and to add a little levity to the weekend editorial page, we are sharing that proclamation. Whereas, communities across the Midwest have long celebrated the arrival of spring with festivals honoring colorful tulips, beautiful ...

To benefit their community, bicyclists hit the trails

Editorial

A large convoy of bicyclists cruised through Fort Dodge and parts of Webster County last weekend. Everyone in the group looked like they were having fun. And while doing so, they made a contribution to the future of their community. The bicycle jaunt was the Prairie Rivers Trail Ride, an annual event in which cyclist pedal in honor of someone and raise money for a cause dear to that person. This year, the ride was in honor of the late Joan Meyer, an avid cyclist and leader of a RAGBRAI team. All the money generated by the ride was despised ina fund managed by the Fort Dodge ...

Impressed with lt. gov. candidate Muhlbauer​

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: I first met Dave Muhlbauer back in 2019 through our work as county supervisors. We’ve known each other for a while now, and I can say this without hesitation: the guy’s the real deal. Dave’s a fifth-generation farmer from western Iowa. When he talks about ag, rural communities, or what farming families are dealing with right now, it’s not something somebody handed him on a sheet of talking points. It’s his day-to-day life. I also know him as somebody who’ll work with pretty much anybody when there’s work to get done. He knows what he believes. He’ll tell ...

Medicare for all? Here's the missing truth

Local Columns

Ever since I was in Congress there was a group of people that wanted some form of universal healthcare. It would include one healthcare provider through the federal government, which they frequently refer to as "Medicare for all." However, there is a huge difference between Medicare which is ...

Elanco, Iowa Central launch innovative apprenticeship program

Editorial

Every industrial facility needs people to keep all of the different systems running so that the site can fulfill its mission of making products that are wanted and needed. But in this region it can be hard to find the people with the skills to perform those maintenance mechanic jobs. The obvious answer is to train people so that they have the needed skills, but that can be a big task to take on. That is what makes a new partnership between Iowa Central Community College and Elanco, a Fort Dodge manufacturer of vaccines and medicines that veterinarians depend on, so exciting. In the ...