In every town there are special people who contribute to the success of the community through the giving things they do. These folks — whose selfless contributions make life better for others in their hometowns — sometimes go unacknowledged. That’s unfortunate because many of the people ...

Science tells us that summer technically started Thursday, but many people feel like we are in the middle of that much anticipated season. School has been out for weeks now and long days all but beg to be filled with fun activities.That is especially true for younger folks. The kids are, ...

Juneteenth is a national holiday commemorating June 19, 1865, which is the day that Union troops entered Galveston, Texas, and declared that all the slaves in that state were at last free. That date is often considered the final end of slavery in the United States, although it took a ...

The long days of summer are upon us, with seemingly endless hours of daylight to be enjoyed. In fact, at least on weekends, you might as well call them the long, lazy days of summer. Locally, there will be plenty of things to do on those on summer weekends. Consider this upcoming weekend. ...

Members of the Gowrie Development Commission like to talk about “putting the go in Gowrie.” Now that commission, in partnership with other agencies and private businesses, is doing just that. There are some exciting things going on in this southern Webster County city that people ...

This weekend there will be a sure sign that the summer season is truly at hand. What is that sign? Frontier Days 2024, of course. Frontier Days is the annual Fort Dodge event that draws thousands to the downtown parade and the Fort Museum and Frontier Village. The gates open at the Fort ...