Make sweet potatoes even sweeter Sweet potatoes are available at grocery stores year-round, but they tend to garner more attention come Thanksgiving. Sweet potatoes pack a powerful and nutritious punch. Those who want to make their sweet potatoes a little more sweet this holiday can try this ...
The hunting season is often a perfect opportunity for friends to reunite and share old stories while making new memories. The Webster County Chapter of Pheasants Forever takes the idea of fellowship and philanthropy one step further every November with a special event that has become a staple ...
Nick and Nigel Bottom are looking for the next big literary work in Elizabethan England. Trying to emulate the great William Shakespeare, they think they have found the formula. However, a soothsayer sees trouble on the horizon. Fort Dodge’s Comedia Musica Players delves into the work of ...
Iowa Central Community College announces youth theater auditions (Actors ages 8-18) for its upcoming spring musical, “The Prince of Egypt,” a powerful and visually stunning production based on the DreamWorks animated film. With music and lyrics by Grammy and Oscar winner Stephen Schwartz, ...
Elderbridge Agency on Aging and Upper Des Moines Opportunity have partnered for “Santa for Seniors.” 2025 has been a difficult year for all of us, with things ever-changing. As the holiday season approaches, it has brought even more isolation to our seniors. Seniors in our community need ...
WEBSTER CITY — Kendall Young Library, Webster City, will close at 3 p.m. on Wednesday and remain closed through the weekend. The library will reopen at 10 a.m. on Dec. 1.
The YWCA, 826 First Ave. N., is holding its annual Adopt A Family event now to help families have a Merry Christmas. The mission is to provide every person, young and old, at the Y a wonderful Christmas that most people are lucky to experience every year. If you’d like to help make a ...
The Fort Dodge Public Library will host Lessons of the Holocaust, a presentation by educator Brad Wilkening, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 8 This event is free and open to the public, and everyone is welcome to attend. During his presentation, Wilkening will use historical accounts and ...
There aren’t many things worse than unintentionally sliding on the ice. You know it’s going to happen before it does, and that makes it worse. You slip, recombobulate, whirl your arms and adjust, them boom, down you go anyhow. Slipping on ice is not fun, never mind driving on it — ...
Kick Back for Kids car wash fundraiser is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 5 at Optic Ink, 1210 First Ave. N. All proceeds will go to help kids with school supplies.
Fingers on the second, third, and fourth strings. Placed correctly, that’s how you make a chord on the guitar; the joke is that you only need to know three out of five chords to sing country music. Get ‘em right, and you could be a star — unless you’re a woman and then, as in “Her ...
LAKE VIEW —After recently being recognized as Iowa’s 2019 “Outstanding Event” by the Iowa Tourism Office and Travel Federation of Iowa, the Stone Pier Summer Concert Series is once again ready to rock the boats this summer on Black Hawk Lake. In its ninth season, the concert series ...
Katie Finnegan and Matthew Marvin, both of Ypsilanti, Michigan, were married Oct. 19, 2024, at Camp Courageous, Monticello, Iowa, with the Rev. Kendall Meyer officiating. Parents of the couple are Jim and Lori Finnegan, of Otho, and Paul and Sherry Marvin, of Dewitt. Maid of honor was ...
CARMEL, Ind. — Katelynn E. Anderson and Colin J. Flattery, of Carmel, Indiana, are engaged. A Sept. 28, 2024, wedding is planned. Parents of the couple are Jeff and Renee Anderson, of Carmel, Indiana, and Dan and Roxanne Flattery, of Fort Dodge. Anderson is a graduate of St. Theodore ...
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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Heather Kolupailo and Joel Hedeen, both of Bloomington, Minnesota, were married May 26, 2024, at W.A. Frost and Co. in St. Paul, Minnesota. Parents of the couple are Rod and Jamie Steininger, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Larry and Kathy Hedeen, of Fort Dodge. The ...
WEBSTER CITY — Tom and Holly Riemenschneider, of Webster City, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Nov. 22. Cards may be sent to them at 1828 190th St, Webster City, IA 50595. Their family includes Mark Riemenschneider and Vance Watts, of West Des Moines, and Kelly and Jody ...
Joe Riley, of Fort Dodge, will celebrate his 85th birthday on NWednesday. Cards may be sent to him at 3140 12th Ave. N., Fort Dodge, IA 50501. His family includes his wife, Becky Nelson-Riley; Joanie and Rick Hockel, of Fort Dodge, Julie and Paul Halligan, of Fort Dodge, Troy and Jennifer ...
Erland Carlson, of Fort Dodge, will celebrate his 90th birthday with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. on Nov. 29 at Friendship Haven Celebration Center. Cards may be sent to him at 100 Hilltop Road, D-2, Fort Dodge, IA 50501. Erland’s family includes Ethan Carlson and Shannan Morgan, of ...
DUNCOMBE — Harald Andersen, of Duncombe, will celebrate his 100th birthday with an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. on Nov. 16 at the Duncombe Shelter. Cards may be sent to him at PO Box 98, Duncombe, IA 50532. Andersen was born on Nov. 15, 1925. He is an Army veteran who served in the Korean ...
IOWA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL CHOATE — Megan Steva and Zachary Choate, Webster City, a girl, Amelia Rose Choate, born Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025.
UNITYPOINT HEALTH — TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MAXSON — Madison and Brian Maxson, Fort Dodge, a girl, born Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. GANNON — Stacy and Joel Gannon, Duncombe, a girl, born Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. SCHMITT — Kaylee and Jacob Schmitt, Clare, a boy, born Friday, ...
UNITYPOINT HEALTH — TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BAIR — Taylor Bair, Pomeroy, a boy, born Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. BENSON — Lauren and Jared Benson, Fort Dodge, a girl, born Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. CERWICK — Kelsey Cerwick, Badger, a girl, born Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. RUSHER ...
UNITYPOINT HEALTH — TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BAIR — Taylor Bair, of Pomeroy, a boy, born Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. BENSON — Lauren and Jared Benson, of Fort Dodge, a girl, born Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025.
