When TJ Pingel and Kristine Henderson first walked across a patch of ground near the playscape at John F. Kennedy Memorial Park, they immediately knew it was the right spot for the tribute they envisioned to a beloved Fort Dodge pastor. That tribute — the Pastor Al Pavilion — will go ...

The annual Blanden Arts Festival is a free event open to the community that is a day to celebrate the Blanden Memorial Art Museum and Iowa art culture while also highlighting artistic talent, creativity and imagination. The festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the grounds of the ...

SAC CITY — Two Sac County deputies and a jailer were assaulted by a jail inmate last week during an escape attempt. According to Sac County Sheriff Ken McClure, Artis Karazins, 36, of Lake View, assaulted a jailer around 3 p.m. June 4 when she attempted to pass paperwork through a jail ...

A formal resolution turning petitions in to the Webster County Auditor to get on the Nov. 4 ballot for a $42.04 bond referendum to do needed upgrades on the Fort Dodge Senior High School building was approved by the Fort Dodge Community School District Board of Education Monday. “We’re ...

Webster County K-9 officer Iza will soon be protected by a bullet and stab proof vest, thanks to a donation from a national nonprofit organization. Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. donated the bullet and stab protective vest to Webster County as part of the organization’s 2024 Fallen K9 ...

A controversial plan to convert part of North 15th Street from four lanes to three lanes originated in a state Department of Transportation report, Fort Dodge city officials said Monday evening. The North 15th Street proposal was not on the City Council agenda for any action, but a handful of ...