History will come alive with the ‘Tall Tales of the Frontier’ this June during the 2023 Frontier Days celebration at the Fort Museum and Frontier Village. “We’re bringing in things from the past,” said event chairman Terry Cook. “We have a Civil War reenactment group coming in ...

The roar of musket fire shattered the early morning quiet on Lexington Green on April 19, 1775, and eight Americans fell dead. It was the first battle of the Revolutionary War and they were the first American soldiers to die for their country. Unfortunately, they would not be the last. ...

The Karl L. King Municipal Band of Fort Dodge will perform at the annual Memorial Day ceremonies again this year on Monday, May 29, 2023. This event, sponsored by the Fort Dodge Veteran’s Council, will be held at the Veteran’s Memorial Park on the northwest corner of the Kennedy ...

The blues are back in Fort Dodge. For one night only on May 20, the newly-renovated Phillips Auditorium will come alive with the sounds of the blues. Soulful, energetic, and so well-needed after years of living in a pandemic-driven world, the Fort Dodge Fine Arts Association is breaking ...

Most kids grow up with two sets of grandparents – sometimes a few more, sometimes a few less – but one nationwide program has been providing students with a few extra for more than half a century. AmeriCorp’s Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) marked its 50th year, but this year, the ...

The word requiem brings to mind something somber or mournful. The upcoming Fort Dodge Choral Society concert will feature a major work called “Requiem for the Living,” but the group’s conductor, Bruce Perry, said the performance will be anything but mournful. “It’s a surprisingly ...