HUMBOLDT — At the height of the Vietnam War, Robert Fort had a very somber military duty. He was a member of an Army honor guard that played a key role in the funerals of soldiers. He was one of the men who carried the flag-draped caskets and fired the rifle salute at the conclusion of a ...

Fort Dodge resident Gary Ryker loved to fly, and throughout his Air Force career he had a kind of plane he really enjoyed flying. He piloted an F-111 Aardvark fighter-bomber, which he said was the fastest aircraft at altitudes below 1,000 feet. “It was just a fun airplane,” he ...

The Iowa Central Community College STEAMfest will be held Thursday evening on the Fort Dodge campus. It will take place from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Career Education Building. Hands-on activities in science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics will be featured. The activities will ...

A handful of contested City Council races await Fort Dodge voters on Tuesday. Four candidates are seeking two at-large seats on the council. They are Scott Davis, Michael Haubrich, former Councilman Terry Moehnke, and Eugene Newsome. The top two vote-getters will replace incumbents Quennel ...

Here is a complete list of school board candidates on Tuesday’s general election ballot. The information was provided by the Webster County Auditor’s Office. FORT DODGE At Large Zach Mason Molly Nelson Dan Scott MANSON NORTHWEST WEBSTER At Large Dan Oswald At Large To Fill ...