GOWRIE — Katelyn Johnson’s “Swingin’ Fore Soldiers” project has grown beyond her wildest dreams in a very short period of time. What started as a local golf tournament to support the United States military has grown into a full-fledged fundraising force in the region. This past ...
In tense moments of pressure or uncertainty, Todd Constable has been there to offer balance — even levity — at Fort Dodge Senior High when it often needs such perspective. Now, the community is trying its best to let Constable know just how much his kind heart and Dodger loyalty have ...
Where others may see adversity, Connor Carver identifies opportunities. Last week, on a rainy evening in Waukee, Carver battled the elements to pull off a rare, almost unprecedented feat: qualifying for the state track meet in four different individual events, split between two on the running ...
Lost in the shuffle of Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Kim Mulkey’s usual antics, LSU torching the nets, dubious officiating and everything that made the 2023 NCAA women’s basketball championship one for the ages was the quiet — yet memorable — farewell of Iowa senior Monika Czinano. The ...
They said she was too arrogant. Too slender. Too selfish. Too indignant. Too irritable. Now, she’s just too good. The entire college basketball world - and then some - stopped to watch Caitlin Clark and the Iowa women’s basketball team on Sunday night, as the Hawkeyes looked to end a ...
They’re both considered generational talents, if not all-time greats. In our area, though, we were lucky enough to catch lightning in a bottle twice during a span of less than a decade. Elle Ruffridge. Audi Crooks. The former was a dynamic, diminutive ball of fire from Pocahontas Area. ...
