Riding the big yellow bus is an essential part of the school day for thousands of local children. Those school buses do more than take kids to and from class. They are also the transportation to field trips, sports events and other activities. With so many buses on the road carrying ...

Walk past the north side of the Fort Dodge firehouse and you may well spot a kind of hatch or doorway built into the side of the building. That little doorway may be the path to safety and a full happy life for a baby. Inside that doorway is a bassinet in which a desperate parent who feels ...

Thursday has been designated as National Farmer’s Day. It’s the contemporary event to honor the hard work of America’s farmers and to reflect on their important contribution to not only the success of our nation, but to helping feed the world far beyond America’s borders. The ...

A nasty crash happened on U.S. Highway 169 in Webster County a week ago when a van hit the back of a grain truck that was turning into a soybean field. It demonstrated graphically why everyone needs to stay alert on the road, and perhaps especially so during harvest season. This is the time ...

National 4-H Week, which began Sunday and concludes Saturday, is a good time to celebrate the enormous contributions 4-H makes to our community and nation. It’s hard to imagine anyone in Iowa who doesn’t know a bit about 4-H, but this week is an appropriate occasion to reflect on the ...

The Algona community - and the wider north central Iowa region - were hit with a stunning tragedy on Sept. 13. The response of that community was equally stunning in a positive, uplifting way. The tragedy, of course, was the line of duty death of Algona Police Officer Kevin Cram, who was ...