Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand is a Democrat seeking his party’s nomination for governor, but he’s not happy with the country’s current two-party political system. Political parties, he told a Fort Dodge audience Tuesday, “do more to divide us than solve our problems.” If he ...

ROCKWELL CITY — Wendy Larson, of Odeboldt, won the Republican nomination Tuesday evening for the District 7 seat in the Iowa House of Representatives. She will face Democrat Rachel Burns, also of Odeboldt, in the Dec. 9 special election prompted by the resignation of former state Rep. ...

Aidan Recker wants to make sure every day in high school is worth it. That’s why the Fort Dodge Senior High senior keeps things moving while he is in high school. “You only get four years in high school,” Recker said. “I try to make every day count by being involved in many things. ...

Just hearing one story can make a huge difference in the life of someone who is a victim of domestic violence. That’s the sentiment Leah Bair, the program development director of the Domestic Sexual Assault Outreach Center, wanted to express as this year’s Candlelight Vigil is set for ...

For one final time the Fort Dodge All-American Marching Band hit the field for competition. The Fort Dodge band hosted the State Marching Band Festival on Saturday inside Dodger Stadium. The Dodger band, over 135 students strong, put on their performance with music from Simon and ...