For a variety of reasons, summer is often a difficult time to meet the nutritional needs of families in a community. The three United Methodist churches in Fort Dodge are ready to help. In an initiative focusing on both philanthropy and fellowship, the 2026 United Methodist Summer Meal ...
The company that city officials say is buying the sports pavilion at Corridor Plaza failed to make eight payments in a timely manner and has not reported some other required financial data, according to a notice of forfeiture approved by the City Council. In the opinion of city leaders, that ...
When the first locomotive rumbled into Fort Dodge spewing smoke and steam on a summer day in 1869, the community was finally connected to the rest of the country in a reliable way. The arrival of the railroads helped launch a long growth spurt in Fort Dodge. The city was served by four ...
It’s very rare that we can say a nation was fundamentally different the day after a major construction project was completed from what it was the day before. But that’s exactly what happened to the United States of America on May 10, 1869, as the First Transcontinental Railroad was ...
GOWRIE — Genealogy took Southeast Valley High School history teacher Josh Dyer to many cemeteries over the years, and he kept noticing the same thing: some headstones were cared for, others left to the weather and covered in moss and dirt. This spring, Dyer handed seven Southeast Valley ...