Editor’s note: Since retiring, Neil Gadbury, of Fort Dodge, has pursued his passion for sailing and has traveled around the world. In his travels, he has met and befriended many people. As the COVID-19 pandemic has continued, he reached out to many of those friends to see how they were ...

Life gets busy. Sometimes it seems like there’s just no time to go grocery shopping and cook dinner after a long, hard day at work. Most of us turn to quick and easy options at the store like frozen pizza or a TV dinner, full of sodium and fat. Or maybe we run through the drive-thru for ...

How can we help those that are dealing with such a high level of stress, due to the uncertainty within the agricultural economy, that they may be considering ending their own lives? David Brown, behavioral health state specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the ...

If you can sew a straight line, you can quilt. That’s Cindy Kaufman’s philosophy. Kaufman, owner of the Family Quilt Shop, 1200 A St., said learning how to make a quilt is easy. “There are classes they can take,” Kaufman said. “Most classes in most shops, they find an easy ...

Spring is in the air and folks are getting ready to plant their spring gardens over the next month. Master Gardener Doug Brightman, of Fort Dodge, is anxious to get out and start his spring gardens. “I’ve gone out and did some clean up here and there and walked around the yard and ...

ROLFE — With school closures extended and the lingering possibility of a finished school year due to coronavirus, children’s author Audrey Simonson says reading is more important than ever to allow a child’s mind to explore even while they’re cooped up by social ...