If you have an artificial Christmas tree, stop reading and do the crossword puzzle instead. If your family wants a real one, however, then this is for you: a guide to help avoid situations such as the one faced by Margaret and Steve Hypothetical. To paraphrase NASA: “Margaret, we ...

Slicing an elaborately decorated cake with a shiny sword just isn’t done at most birthday parties. It will be done in a few days, however, when local Marines and Marine Corps veterans gather to celebrate the 247th birthday of their favorite branch of the American military. The birthday is ...

LAKE CITY — The Village Square Theatre will present “No Body Like Jimmy” at 7 p.m. Nov. 18 and 19 in the Fanny Howell auditorium at the South Central Calhoun High School, Lake City. Tickets are $10 per person and will be sold at the door. There will be no reserved seats.

Fort Dodge native Heather Kelly is a prolific singer-songwriter who started in the music scene back in 2006. With more than 20 years of experience in the music industry, Kelly has released four albums as the lead vocalist of the group HipKnosis, formerly known as H&K, and many singles ...

The trials and tribulations faced by three women working in an office with an obnoxious boss are set to music in the upcoming Comedia Musica Players show, “9 to 5 The Musical.” The show will be the first one held in the rejuvenated auditorium in the former Phillips Middle School. The ...

Fort Dodge Senior High drama students are bringing to the stage a piece of American history that often gets overlooked, with the play adaptation of “Radium Girls.” “Radium Girls” is a departure from recent comedy productions on the Little Theater stage. “It was time for us to do ...