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Elementary updates await MNW students

BARNUM — When Manson Northwest Webster Elementary School students return to class on Monday, they’ll go into the building through a revamped main entrance. And when it’s time for recess they’ll head to an all-new playground without having to worry about crossing an access drive to get ...

Roots & Return to recognize alumni artists

A special alumni art exhibition will begin Sept. 3 at the Iowa Central Art and Technology Gallery in Fort Dodge at the Iowa Central Community College campus. Maureen Seamonds, Rusty Farrington and Richard Hanson were instructors for Iowa Central Community College, providing art instruction ...

LifeServe blood drives planned for September in FD area

Every two seconds, someone’s life relies on a blood transfusion. Those in need range from burn victims to surgery patients to those fighting deadly diseases. This September, LifeServe is honoring those fighting childhood cancer and sickle cell disease. Blood transfusions are essential parts of the treatment process for both diseases. Nearly a quarter of all donated blood is used by cancer patients, while those suffering from sickle cell disease may need up to 100 blood transfusions each year. The only way to ensure patients have access to these lifesaving treatments is through ...

First Women’s Equality Day Forum is Tuesday

The first Women’s Equality Day Forum in Fort Dodge will be held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Fort Dodge Public Library. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Women's Equality Day is celebrated annually across the United States to commemorate the official certification of the 19th ...

Ready to go

To anyone traveling down Iowa Highway 7 west of Fort Dodge, it appears that the open ground at the industrial park called Iowa’s Crossroads of Global Innovation is ready and waiting for businesses. Now the community has something that says that real estate truly is ready for ...

Main Street program reviewed

For someone seeing it for the first time, downtown Fort Dodge can make a big impression. Marcela Uribe came to the city from Texas Thursday to check out the Main Street Fort Dodge program and used the word big to describe her first impression. “For the size of the community, the downtown ...