Heart attacks, strokes, cancer and car accidents have been major causes of death for generations. More recently, COVID-19 emerged as a killer. But there is something else out there that is claiming increasing numbers of lives: overdoses. Last year, 470 Iowans died from overdoses, according to ...

A pair of local shelters received a healthy financial boost from a group of dedicated bicyclists recently. The organizers of the Prairie Rivers Trail Ride presented $5,000 donations to both the Beacon of Hope and The Lotus Community Project. That money was generated by the Aug. 13 Prairie ...

It won’t be long before the 2022 incarnation of the Farm Progress Show welcomes a multitude of visitors to the Boone area. This year’s event begins Aug. 30 and will run through Sept.1. The show is a highlight of summer for farm folks and others with a business interest in agriculture. It ...

When a 737 roars into the sky above Fort Dodge Regional Airport in the pre-dawn darkness today, one of the most unique and heartfelt tributes to area veterans will be back in action. There will be about 130 veterans aboard that plane. They will be going to Washington, D.C., for free to see ...

Fall in Iowa is the season of harvest, pumpkins, orange-colored leaves and, of course, football. On cool Friday evenings and on Saturday afternoons, people from all across the Fort Dodge area gather every fall to watch their local heroes of the gridiron compete. They’ll scream and cheer for ...

The Cargill plant in Webster County is beginning a $50 million growth spurt. When it is done sometime in 2024, the plant will begin making corn syrup for the first time. That will be a nice addition to a product line that already includes dextrose, ethanol, feed for cattle, corn gluten meal ...