Air Choice One airlines introduces new website

February 16, 2020

Air Choice One, headquartered in St. Louis, has announced the launch of its newly revitalized website with updated ease of use, specifically in regards to booking. Along with the website, the company announced the release of its new rewards program Choice Plus. Choice Plus is a frequent flyer rewards program that allows passengers to earn points every time they fly. Points earned can be redeemed for discounted or free flights. Each dollar spent toward a flight is worth 1 point and each point is worth 10 cents upon redemption. “Air Choice One is very excited about these new ...

Small barn is suitable for sheep operation

February 16, 2020

BOONE — Bill and Sharon Sturtz are carrying on the 60-year-long tradition of the Sturtz family operating their livestock business out of their barn. Bill Sturtz said his parents moved to the farm in 1959, officially purchasing it in 1965, adding that he and his wife moved to the farm in 2001 after his father died. The barn, which Sturtz guesses is well over 100 years old, was built with four horse stalls on the north side of the barn — three of those are still there — and the south side of the barn was an area for milking cows. “When my folks moved here, my dad was milking ...

Ag economist advises selling poor quality corn crop now

February 16, 2020

Corn growers have been eyeing the markets warily, considering the 2019 growing season didn’t treat many of them kindly. From the delayed planting season to a cold, rainy stretch of weather to heavy flooding, crop losses and very late harvests in many areas, the markets showed just how much of an impact Mother Nature can have. Add to that the trade issues and weakness in the international marketplace and producers are hoping that 2020 turns out to be better market-wise. Chad Hart, Iowa State University economist, said he’s been watching futures prices decline in the past few months ...

‘Friends instead of competitors’

February 9, 2020

Business owners in Fort Dodge are collaborating to bring an event to the downtown on Saturday which could leave one lucky customer with lots of gift cards. The event called, Sister Saturday, is this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fourteen businesses, including Rush Hour Clothing Co., ...

New owners

February 9, 2020

The Best Western Starlite Village Inn & Suites has new owners. The hotel at 1518 Third Ave. N.W., which has been a fixture in Fort Dodge since the1960s, was purchased by Crossroads Partners LLC, a locally-owned private investment group. The group purchased the property from A & B of ...

In the round

February 9, 2020

STORM LAKE — Round barns have become an endangered species in Iowa, especially in the western half of the state, where relatively few round barns were built. The striking round barn that graces Clyde Krause’s farm south of Storm Lake, however, is an exception with a unique story. It ...