The Webster County Board of Supervisors approved multiple pay applications and change orders Tuesday that will complete the Dayton Trail Project and ongoing quality of life projects. “Another one checked off the list,” said Webster County Conservation Director Matt Cosgrove at Tuesday’s ...

It was just natural for Mina DeJong to fall in love with music. The Fort Dodge Senior High School senior grew up in a household that was built on harmony. “Music has always been important to my family,” DeJong said. “My dad (Jonathan) was a drum major and my mom (Andrea) played ...

Some were scared, nervous or shy when they walked through the hallways. Others were eager to get back to a routine and see friends they’d missed over the summer. Students from preschool through high school got back into the learning groove throughout the Fort Dodge Community School ...

For St. Edmond Catholic School seniors Jakob Koopman and Faith Shirbroun, the past several years have all led to this day. Koopman, Shirbroun and the rest of the senior class of Gaels began their final year of high school on Monday as the 2025-26 school year officially kicked off. And ...

New and returning Tritons converged on the Iowa Central Community College campus Monday for the first day of the fall semester. “We have had a wonderful first day,” college President Dr. Jesse Ulrich said Monday evening as he headed to the traditional first day cookout held for the ...

A $100,000 state grant to help pay for work at the Boston Center in downtown Fort Dodge was accepted by the City Council Monday, but the move received prompt criticism from some members of the public. “There is a fear that the Boston Center will be vacant if we don’t do something to jump ...