UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center recognized its volunteers during the annual Volunteer Recognition and Appreciation Dinner Wednesday in the Opera House at the Fort Museum and Frontier Village. More than 80 people attended. “We are blessed to have 79 great ...

Around the area LEHIGH — Lehigh Methodist Church will hold its Spring Supper and Bake Sale from 5 to 7 p.m. on SATURDAY. The menu includes Swiss steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetable, salads, fresh baked rolls, pie and drink. Cost is $15 for ages 11 and up, $8 for ages 5 to 10, and ...

The lifesaving legacy established by previous generations of Fort Dodge firefighters now being carried forward by today’s Fire Department members was honored Wednesday morning. During a retiree breakfast and awards ceremony in the firehouse, 1515 Central Ave., retirees were recognized ...

The big new rig in the Fort Dodge firehouse is called Truck 25, and it didn’t get that designation by random chance. The truck — called a tower ladder — was numbered to honor Tom Peart, a firefighter who died on March 14, 2014. His death at age 48 of an apparent heart attack was a ...

GOWRIE — Central Plains FFA members from Southeast Valley High School and Middle School braved the cold weather on Tuesday to grill up pork burgers and package homemade meals to feed area farmers during planting season. The FFA chapter packaged nearly 100 meals to feed farmers in ...

Three different Iowa Central programs competed to win $10,000 in the 100 Tritons Who Care fundraising event Tuesday night at Willow Ridge in Fort Dodge. The winner was TRIO Student Support Services, a program designed to help students succeed in college. 100 Tritons Who Care (100 TWC), a ...