Growing corn? That’s big business in Iowa. Growing leaders? That can be a lot harder on this land between two rivers that produces more corn than any other state in the nation. “I grow it, so I want to help move it and protect it,” said Jerry Maier, a long-time activist with the ...

UnityPoint Health – Trinity Foundation has announced it has exceeded its Surgical Excellence, The Future Looks Bright capital campaign goal of $3 million. Trinity Foundation committed $10 million toward the total surgical renovation and expansion project cost of $39.8 million, investing ...

Area school districts that transport students over long distances will benefit from a funding bill that was just passed by the legislature, according to state Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink. The Fort Dodge Republican said the bill shifts “several million dollars” from urban school districts to ...

The Webster County Supervisors approved sharing agreements with the Reading-Cedar fire and ambulance service in Farnhamville and Stratford Fire Department on Tuesday. The agreements for Farnhamville and Stratford will allow the departments to draw EMS funding directly from the county instead ...

CALHOUN COUNTY — “You need a farmer” was the message that came through clearly when Kalene Berte, Ag in the Classroom (AITC) coordinator for Farm Bureau, recently presented the book “Right This Very Minute” to first-grade students in the South Central Calhoun and Manson Northwest ...

People driving around Fort Dodge this summer will see a lot of work being done as a result of contracts awarded Monday by the City Council. The council hired companies to replace a water main, pave streets plus paint lines and other markings on the streets. Councilmembers Todd McCubbin ...