Area residents have the opportunity to see all kinds of wonderful art by big names like Picasso close to home. They can also learn how to paint with water colors or make ceramic artwork without traveling far. Those kinds of experiences are usually found in big city museums. But thanks to ...
The usually quiet city of Lehigh promises to be a hotbed of activity this coming weekend. That’s because it is time for the Lehigh River Days celebration. This will be the 40th celebration. The action actually starts on Friday with the return of glow-in-the -dark volleyball, which ...
For a few hours Saturday night, Fort Dodge was the heart of rock and roll for Iowa. Some 5,700 people gathered at Harlan and Hazel Rogers Sports Complex to hear Bret Michaels, Molly Hatchet and Lone Tree Revival. It was show full of energy and showmanship. The always enthusiastic Michaels ...
To the editor: As I reflect on the past Memorial Day, as a daughter, sister, and wife of veterans, who proudly served our country, what I don’t understand is this. We have veterans living under bridges, or in squalor, in filth in a corner of a city street. In need of food, water, medicine, ...
It was more than 80 years ago when a young man, still a student at East High School in Des Moines and a member of the Class of 1940, enlisted in the Iowa National Guard. It was the beginning of a 26-year military career that would span three wars and include the participation in some of the ...
The 40 acres of Oakland Cemetery are the final resting places for generations of Fort Dodge residents dating back to the mid 1800s. The cemetery was laid out in 1859, just about six years after the city was founded. The city’s founder, William Williams, is one of those buried ...