The members of BACA may look like an intimidating bunch. They ride big motorcycles and favor leather biker style vests. But that is where the group’s resemblance to some kind of motorcycle gang ends. Far from being a motorcycle gang, BACA is one of the most unique organizations working to ...

A young local child is alive today because of quick action by a school district food service worker. Chelsea Strait, assistant food service director for the Fort Dodge Community School District, used a recently acquired device called a LifeVac to save the life of the child, who was choking at ...

We are now in the midst of National Transportation Week, an annual celebration of all the things that keep people and goods moving in this country. By proclamation of President Joe Biden, the week began Sunday and will conclude Saturday. This celebration of the transportation industry has ...

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 employee rosters of Fort Dodge businesses include many people who don’t live in Fort Dodge or Webster County. There are many reasons why people may chose to live elsewhere, but at least some of those folks live outside of town simply because they can’t find a place to live in Fort ...

When COVID-19 hit the United States in 2020, health care professionals across the nation were pushed to their limits. They were dealing with an unheard-of disease and the protocols for treating it were changing on nearly a daily basis. The number of infections and deaths were growing ...