Being entrusted with watching over and teaching some of the youngest children in the community is a massive responsibility. It is one the workers in child care centers throughout the Fort Dodge region enthusiastically tackle every day. The work includes hundreds of interactions with the kids ...
It won’t be that long before cooler weather becomes the norm rather than the exception — summer is drawing to a close. Even though the calendar shows another month of summer to be enjoyed, for students, vacation days are ending. All across Iowa, young folks are heading back to school this ...
There is a pair of new white cupboards outside near the City Hall in Otho. One is filled with DVDs and books. The other is filled with canned goods and other non-perishable foods. Neither of them is locked, for that would defeat the purpose of the community’s new Little Free Library and ...
Dear Fort Dodge community members, It is my pleasure to serve you as interim superintendent of the Fort Dodge Community School District for the 2022-23 academic year. Most recently, I was an associate professor of educational leadership at the University of Northern Iowa where I supported ...
UnityPoint Health – Fort Dodge will be hosting free skin cancer screenings at 3rd Thursday Fit Night, hosted by Brown’s Shoe Fit Co. Fort Dodge, on Thursday, Sept. 15 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Skin cancer is the most common of all cancers and early detection is crucial, which is why a screening ...
The combination of cops and doughnuts has been the subject of bad jokes longer than anybody can remember. So upon learning that a bunch of law enforcement officers will be converging on Dunkin Donuts in Fort Dodge on Friday, one could be forgiven for groaning and waiting for the inevitable ...