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Living by the ‘favor of God’

ODEBOLT — Zane Johnson has led a life by the “favor of God.” The 77-year-old from Sac County said that he has too many coincidences to believe they are just happenstance. His union of nearly 50 years with his wife Carol is such an example. “Before we met, she said she’d never ...

‘I’d do it all over again’

Marie Harvey was fresh out of college in 2001 and looking for a job after she moved back home to Fort Dodge. She wasn’t too picky and when she found an opening that sort of aligned with her degree in children and family services, she went for it. That job was as the house manager at the ...

Bridge to provide salute to veterans

The span that carries First Avenue South over the Union Pacific Railroad tracks has been known as Veterans Bridge for about 55 years. A multiphase project planned by local veterans groups and the city government aims to make the structure worthy of that name. It calls for new signs ...

Mosley sentenced to life for Christmas Day shooting

Montreail Dungy’s youngest daughter will never hear the sound of her father’s voice. “He spoke about her often and he was so excited for this child, but she will never feel the love that she was intended to receive from him because you stole that opportunity from her,” the ...

Lifeworks plans night of music, fun

LifeWorks will be holding a charity event called A Night For LifeWorks on Thursday. It is a fundraiser for the organization that supports people with disabilities being held at the Cardiff Center at Fort Frenzy. Teresa Naughton, executive director of LifeWorks, said “we’ve had ...

‘You can survive, like I did’

By all accounts, Jennifer Schulke shouldn’t be here. The Grand Junction woman was shot in the back of the head by an intimate partner in February of this year. The shooter waited 90 minutes to call for an ambulance. Schulke underwent emergency surgery, which included four metal plates to ...