In Webster County and all across America, teams of dedicated professionals stand ready to render medical assistance in emergencies. For some this is their career. For many others, it is a volunteer undertaking that is performed in addition to their normal employment. It’s impossible to ...
The annual ritual of high school graduation is upon us. On Sunday, several area schools, including St. Edmond Catholic School, Manson Northwest Webster High School, Southeast Valley High School, Humboldt High School and others, will hold their commencement exercises. Each ceremony is a ...
To the editor: Dear Mr. Ron Newsum and board members: I want to thank you for the awesome Honor Flight trip you and the sponsors provided us veterans on May 7, 2025. I had heard that this was an amazing trip but this day was beyond words. WOW! Seeing all the memorials with fellow veterans ...
Our nation’s safety net shouldn’t be strained by subsidizing the lifestyles of the self-sufficient. Yet, too many of the idle rich are living high off the hog, collecting government checks for not working, while at the same time earning a million dollars or more from some other side ...
To the editor: Common sense tells me that if I am in debt and want to maintain the quality of life that I am used to, I certainly wouldn't go ask my employer to start paying me less money. It seems to me that is what our government is doing every time they want to cut taxes. I used to work ...
Have you ever wondered how the current community of Fort Dodge came to be? Or what happened around here decades and even centuries ago? There is one man in town who can answer many of those questions from memory. And if he doesn’t know the answers right away, he knows where to find a ...