For Alec Crimmins, finding a home in the weight room at an early age helped lead him to his current choice of careers. Crimmins, a 2018 graduate of Fort Dodge Senior High School, owns and operates Crimmins Performance Center, which is located inside the Downtown Rec Coliseum at 615 Second ...

Rides Bar and Grill in Fort Dodge recently celebrated its 15th anniversary. Opened back in 2009, Rides has become a major figure in the Fort Dodge community and has established itself as one of Fort Dodge’s highest regarded businesses, having won several People’s Choice awards ...

A new Northwest Bank location in Fort Dodge will enable customers to talk to, and literally see, a banker without getting out of their vehicle. This will be possible thanks to an Interactive Teller Machine at the bank’s site on Kenyon Road. “We want to be able to offer our customers ...

When Lucas Walsh was looking for high school classes to fill out his schedule, he thought a laser class seemed interesting, so he added it to his schedule. Now more than four years later, that interest has gone from a hobby to his own business in Fort Dodge. Walsh, who graduated from ...

ALGONA — The Kossuth and Palo Alto County Economic Development Corporation has named Tod Faris as the new executive director, effective Sept. 23. Faris will replace Maureen Elbert, who will retire from the position this fall. Faris is coming to the Kossuth and Palo Alto area from ...

Home prices reached an all-time national high in June, while the country’s housing slump rolls on with fewer people buying homes nationally in June and July, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. But local real estate agents say that Fort Dodge and Webster ...