The acting career of Ben Ahlers has recently soared to meteoric heights. That doesn’t mean the 2015 Fort Dodge Senior High School graduate has forgotten the importance of his roots. Ahlers is returning to Fort Dodge this Thursday for a one-night event at Decker Auditorium on the campus ...
Craig Schlienz has been appointed to serve as the District 7 representative on the Iowa Central Community College’s Board of Trustees. A Fort Dodge native and Iowa Central alumnus, Schlienz brings more than two decades of banking experience and a strong record of community involvement to ...
As Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird seeks reelection in November, she talks about a recent court win that will keep candy-flavored vapes off store shelves and the early success of her cold case unit. The win in the vape case, she said, is “important to me as a mom and a ...
The bridge in the 3300 block of Fifth Avenue South near Fort Dodge Memorial Park Cemetery will be reduced to one lane of traffic in each direction beginning Monday, according to an announcement from the Fort Dodge City Engineer’s Office. Large vehicles will have to detour onto First Avenue South via 32nd and 42nd streets. There will be traffic restrictions on the bridge through November. The bridge will be receiving numerous updates including a new deck, a five-foot wide sidewalk on its south side and curb, joint and storm water inlet repairs. Jasper Construction Services, of ...
BOONE — Before they head out to their own fields, Iowa farmers can check out what is likely to be the first corn harvest of the year when the Farm Progress Show opens in Boone for its three-day run beginning on Sept. 1. As of the last days of July, the crop at the Central Iowa Expo Grounds ...
Riley Belloma, a registered nurse in Emergency Services, received the DAISY Award at UnityPoint Health – Trinity Regional Medical Center. A patient, who came in unresponsive and suffering from heat exhaustion, nominated Belloma for the award. “From the moment I came through the doors, ...
