Gowrie News

Eleven students at Simpson College completed 300 hours of community service apiece in one year as part of the federally funded Iowa Campus Compact AmeriCorps Program.

Mona Dillard, of Fort Dodge, calls her son the love of her life. Every day, she lavishes care on Jodey Dillard, who was born 20 years ago with Down syndrome and a host of health problems.

Trains are a part of everyday life in the Fort Dodge area. And while it may be frustrating waiting for a train to cross, the industry has been around for more than a century and is a piece of the economic puzzle.

Schools throughout the region have noticed a spike in absences during this year's flu season - especially in the past week.

Helen Nelson, 88, of Gowrie, was killed Friday morning in a traffic accident at U.S. Highway 169 and Theater Road just south of Fort Dodge when her 2005 Chrysler Sebring was struck by a pickup.

Money is a hot issue right now, or rather the lack of it. Questions regarding the state budget were asked of lawmakers Friday during a meeting of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors' Fort Dodge chapter.

Gov. Chet Culver is preparing to cut the state's general fund budget by 10 percent and the impact of his work may be felt in local schools, state parks and the two prisons in the Fort Dodge area.

Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize? For what? Pulling the wool over the eyes of half the countries? Lord, help us.

Horses once again enjoyed the spotlight on the roads of Dayton. Relegated to pastures and shows since the invention of the automobile, horses of multiple breeds took to the streets for the Dayton Labor Day Parade Monday morning.

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.

Two Gowrie women are among more than 680 volunteers recently recognized by Iowa Gov.

Arnold Johnson, 82, of Lebanon, died Thursday morning, July 16, 2009, at Christian Health Care South in Lebanon.

If someone rewrote the classic song "Home on the Range" to fit the Webster County Fair, it would have to include a few lines about tents getting rained out, running out of clean clothes and longing for the shower at home.

Livestock shows at the Webster County Fair may only last one day, but for most 4-H'ers, preparing their animals for competition can take all week.

For the 136th consecutive year, the city of Gowrie made Independence Day a day to remember as residents and visitors came together to celebrate the Fourth of July with a little bit of small-town hospitality and a lot of American pride.

Gertrude E. Pencook, 91, of Fort Dodge passed away on June 28, 2009 at the Pleasant View Care Center in Whiting, IA.

July 3: McDemott Family Shows Carnival open at 5 p.m. Street Dance at Marv's Market Street Bar & Grill 8 p.m. to midnight July 4: Kid's parade 9:50 a.m., parade 10 a.m., craft fair, American Legion Auxiliary foodstand open all day, Bill Riley State Fair Talent Search 2 p.m. all in City Park, Gowrie Fire Department Car Show 1 to 4 p.m. Laurel Park, ...

It isn't Tom Schill's crowning achievement in golf, but Sunday's senior victory at the 61st annual Fort Dodge Amateur definitely ranks among the best.

A minor explosion in the West Central Co-op elevator sent two employees to Trinity Regional Medical Center Wednesday morning.

Two workers at a central Iowa cooperative have been injured in an explosion at a grain elevator.