Callender News

Old building practices sometimes lacked logic. For example, it used to be common practice to put new layers of shingles over existing layers of shingles.

As the eight Prairie Valley school board candidates contest for the four available positions on the district's school board, current board members and candidates are up to taking on the challenges that lie ahead for the school.

Dale E. Harms, 66, of West Bend died Saturday, July 18, at his home in West Bend.

Many people whose ancestors came from Norway are in Albert Lea this week to research their roots and to take part in a cultural tradition going back to the city's pioneer days.

When Terry Mentzer first joined the Southwest Webster-Gowrie Ambulance service as an emergency medical technician assistant 15 years ago, she had no idea she would have the opportunity to do some of the things she does today.

Stray dogs and cats will likely have a new nemesis later this year. That's because Fort Dodge and Webster County officials hope to have a new animal control officer on the job.

The trusty tape measure has inched toward obsolescence for law enforcement officers who investigate Iowa traffic mishaps.

Ivan F. Hunter, 94, died Sunday, April 26, 2009 at Tompkins Memorial Health Center, Fort Dodge.

Authorities say a 47-year-old Minnesota man and 22-year-old Iowa man were killed in a fiery collision between two large trucks that temporarily shut down part of state Highway 30 in central Iowa.