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 ...

The Iowa Central Community College Dance Team spent the first weekend of April in Daytona Beach, Florida, competing against college teams from across the country at the National Dance Alliance Nationals April 5-9. “We are a performance and competitive-based dance team,” said head coach ...

France in the early 1800s was not a good place or time for someone newly released from prison who was trying to restart his life. In “Les Miserables,” Jean Valjean finds that out the hard way. Even after he finds his footing and begins doing good in the world, he is pursued ...

Calvary Memorial Church of God in Christ 1318 10th Ave. S.W. Service 11:30 a.m. Sunday Christ Lutheran Church 2220 10th Ave. N. Easter breakfast 7:30 a.m. Sunday Easter service 8:30 a.m. Sunday Crossway Evangelical Church 3058 10th Ave. N. Resurrection Sunday service 9 a.m. ...

An upcoming evening of live blues music, food and a silent auction will support the efforts of the Fort Dodge YWCA to help women with children who are battling addiction. The April 14 event in the historic auditorium inside the Phillips Luxury Apartments is being organized by the Fort ...