Two gas stations in the region have been awarded state grants to help pay for new pumps and dispensing systems that will enable them to sell higher blends of ethanol. The state Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship awarded $50,000 to the Stratford Country Store in Stratford. It ...

BOONE — Jeremy Gustafson is always looking for a better way on his family farm a short distance northeast of the Farm Progress site near Boone. That desire to learn is a big part of the reason he sought to learn more about Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) several years ago. “I’ve been ...

Around the area HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Farmer’s Market is 8 a.m. to noon SATURDAY in the 600 block of Sumner Avenue, downtown Humboldt. In Fort Dodge FORT DODGE — Fort Dodge Farmers Market is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. SATURDAY at 11 N. 25th St. FORT DODGE — Karl L. King Municipal Band Concert ...

Online retail giant Amazon has purchased property in Fort Dodge and plans to build a delivery station there. The real estate purchase and the general plan for the site was confirmed by Scott Seroka, operations PR manager for the company. The property is along First Avenue South near 42nd ...

More than 20,000 visitors have made their way into Fort Dodge this week for the annual Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union’s state softball tournament. The tournament is estimated to generate more than $1 million in annual spending locally benefiting hotels, restaurants, concessions, ...