Sun sets on school days for Class of 2026
The sun rose on the Fort Dodge Senior High Class of 2026 way back in August of 2025. And although it eventually set on the next group of graduates, valedictorians Mina DeJong and Simeon Roberts wanted to remind their classmates that even though the sun is setting on their high school ...
Local communities prepare to honor the fallen
The Fort Dodge commemoration of Memorial Day will be held on Monday at Terry Moehnke Veterans Memorial Park. It will begin at 10 a.m. with patriotic music played by the Karl King Municipal Band. The ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. The park is on the north side of Badger Lake in an area where there is very little space for parking. The Fort Dodge Veterans Council urges people to park at the Community Orchard, 2237 160th St., and ride a bus to the park. The bus rides to and from the park will be free. “Please, please we encourage you to help us as you’re able by parking at the ...
America at 250: West Virginia born amid chaos of Civil War
Editor’s note: In the spring of 1861, the United States stood at its breaking point. For years, tensions between North and South had deepened. Nowhere was that more felt than in Virginia. While leaders in Richmond voted to join the Confederacy, many residents in the mountainous western ...