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Editorial

Help celebrate National Ag Day

As another growing season approaches, Tuesday has been set as National Ag Day by the Agriculture Council of America. The council designates the week it falls within as National Ag Week. One goal of National Ag Day is to recognize the contribution agriculture makes in the lives of all of us. ...

Area residents must take advantage of air service

Skywest Airlines Inc., doing business as United Express, will continue providing flights between Fort Dodge and Chicago through March 31, 2027. That welcome news is courtesy of a new federal Essential Air Service contract that was recently awarded to Skywest Airlines by the U.S. Department of ...

Living liver donor story sets example of compassion

Can you imagine giving a big chunk of one of your vital internal organs to a complete stranger? The mere thought of it probably makes a lot of people queasy. But one local woman did just that in a stunning and heart warming example of compassion for another human being. Kristen Hovey, of ...

Nestle Purina PetCare provides boost to new child care facility

Getting good child care has been notoriously difficult in Fort Dodge for years. Simply put, the number of kids in need of child care far exceeds the number of available spots in local child care centers. An organization called Linking Families and Communities has worked diligently to bring ...

Area retains a presence on state boards, commissions

As anyone with a passing knowledge of civics knows, Iowa has three branches of government, each with a different role. To put it in the simplest terms, the legislature writes the laws, the governor ensures that the laws are carried out and the courts decide if the laws are legal and ...

Reeck is excellent choice for Catalyst Award

Long before a new housing development or business expansion is announced to the public, a lot of work has to get done behind the scenes. The people who do that work are rarely known to the public. But in Fort Dodge, if someone were to sort through City Council meeting minutes and other ...