Burglars and other bad actors are going to have even less ability to get away with something in downtown Fort Dodge. That’s because very soon a camera system will be keeping an unblinking eye on activity downtown 24 hours a day, seven days a week. On Aug. 23, the City Council hired Iowa ...

Many Americans who pay the online do-it-yourself tax-preparation giant TurboTax may not even know the company offers a free version of its services, under an agreement with the federal government. Critics say that lack of knowledge is intentional — that after agreeing two decades ago to ...

Sixteen million Americans served in this nation’s military forces during the most horrific war in history – World War II. The nation’s official memorial paying tribute to their sacrifices was a long time coming. It finally was opened to the public on April 29, 2004, in Washington, D.C. ...

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 ...

Like our nation, our city is a democracy that needs the participation of the people to be a success. That participation is especially needed now as the community begins a local election cycle. It is time for citizens who are concerned about their city and school district to take a step toward ...

For those who closely watch the once-per-decade redrawing of Iowa’s political boundaries, what happened last week was precedent-setting. Ed Cook, the senior legal counsel for the Iowa Legislative Services Agency, said the first proposed maps won’t be ready by the deadline in the Iowa ...