HOMER — Don Lamb, vice-president of the West Central Region Cockshutt & Co-op Club, had a big smile on his face Saturday afternoon after firing up his 1940s vintage David Bradley chainsaw at the club’s annual Threshing Bee in Homer. “I had it all apart,” he said proudly. “Got ...

The Fort Dodge City Council will consider awarding a contract for another water main construction job when it meets this evening. The council will meet at 6 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. S. The planned water main would extend about 2,000 feet east of the intersection of ...

Many people will never know the last time they will do certain things in life. Even though he navigates sometimes trying days living with a neurodegenerative disease, Jim O’Brien, of Fort Dodge, doesn’t fixate on the dwindling days he has left, or the lifelong enjoyable tasks he may ...

After serving a bit more than 36 years as a Fort Dodge police officer, Dennis Mernka is looking for a new way to serve his community. Mernka is running for the Ward 3 seat on the City Council. Todd McCubbin and Jeanette Moss are already on the ballot for that seat, so Mernka’s entry into ...

Editor’s note: This feature first ran in a special publication called Hometown Pride, published June 28, 2025, featuring people and organizations from Fort Dodge and the surrounding area who are making a difference in their communities. FONDA — Don Wolf is the mayor of Fonda and has ...