Wow. What could possibly be said? As a fellow pastor, on my way home from our own Wednesday evening church programs, I was shocked when I heard the tragic news of what happened to the Rev. Al Henderson. How could something like this happen in our town? At a church, no less? It could have ...

A veteran second-grade teacher at St. Edmond Elementary School will be honored on Sunday by the Diocese of Sioux City. Candis Streit will receive the Excellence in Education Award at the Bishop’s Dinner for Catholic Schools. She is in her 33rd year of teaching second ...

The Rev. Patrick Walsh, who led Catholic schools in Fort Dodge for about 10 years, will be honored by the Diocese of Sioux City later this month. Walsh will receive the Clergy Award at the Bishop’s Dinner for Catholic Schools on Sept. 22.. He became president of St. Edmond High School ...

There’s a long list of local churches and faith groups that will be participating in the Aug. 20 UNIFIED Worship Experience at Iowa Central Community College. During the evening, students will be able to learn about the churches and groups, enjoy a worship event with everyone and maybe ...

The Rev. Kristine Leaman, the new priest at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Fort Dodge, came to her calling later in life after serving in a completely different capacity. “I was a psychiatric nurse,” Leaman said. “Which I was for a million years, give or take.” Towards the end ...

SIOUX CITY — Bishop Lorna H. Halaas, the first female bishop in the 31-year history of the Western Iowa Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, will be installed during a formal ceremony at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 17 at First Lutheran Church, 3939 Cheyenne Blvd., Sioux ...