In the late 1850s, the rural cemetery movement started across the United States. It moved cemeteries from right in the center ...

A missing Fort Dodge teen has been found dead in a local pond. According to the Fort Dodge Police Department, Oliver Brockbank, 16, was reported missing Sunday evening. A search ensued Sunday night ...

Iowa State University in Ames announced that the following area students received degrees during the spring commencement ceremonies. Algona: Hunter Anderson, Bachelor of Science, Animal Science; ...

WEBSTER CITY — Webster City’s new police chief is a veteran Fort Dodge police captain whose hiring was approved Monday by the City Council of Webster City. Steve Hanson, a Fort Dodge police officer ...

Ellie Doster delivered a two-run single in the top of the seventh to lift the eighth-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge softball team past Estherville-LC here Tuesday night, 2-0. Doster drove in both Hope ...

The Webster County Supervisors honored Recorder Lindsay Laufersweiler Tuesday after formally accepting her resignation. Laufersweiler announced June 8 that she will leave the Recorder’s Office on July ...

St. Edmond softball team became just the second opponent to play North Polk on its brand-new turf field here Tuesday night. After taking an early lead on the second-ranked (4A) Comets, the Gaels were ...

The Office of the Registrar has released the spring 2025 President’s List. In order to be named to the President’s List, a student must have a 4.0 grade point average (4.0 is an A) in all academic ...