Dear Annie: My mother very sadly passed away in January from cancer. She had a ring of my grandfather’s that was very special to her, and I wanted to have it because I knew how much it meant to her. My stepfather gave it to me. Now, last week, my grandmother (her mother) who has pretty much ...

Michael J. Pergande, 68, of Vincent, passed away Friday, July 12, 2019, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Private family services will be held at a later date. Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home is serving the family. Michael is survived by his wife Pam Pergande of Vincent, daughters ...

Three Fort Dodge businesses are participating in the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program. Cheryl O’Hern, of Spin Markket, Brian Pederson, of Blue Ribbon Pelham Waters, and Todd McCubbin, of Shiny Top Brewing, were selected for the program. The 10,000 Small Businesses program ...

A man named Josef Buzhminski told this story at the trial of Adolf Eichmann. It happened on July 27, 1942, at the fence of the Jewish ghetto in Przemysl, Poland. Buzhminski was watching from hiding as an SS man named Kidash seized a Jewish woman and her 18-month-old son. “She held the baby ...

Dear Annie: My older brother is disabled. He was quite functional after he first had a stroke, but did not take care of himself. He wouldn’t take his medications, ate unhealthy food, drank too much and watched TV all day. As a result, he is now very disabled. Has difficulty walking, ...

Late last month, the Supreme Court ruled on a challenge to a question that the Commerce Department announced it would add to the 2020 census. The census itself has been mandated by the Constitution to be taken every 10 years so that representation in the House of Representatives could be fairly ...