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Different personalities come together in ‘The Roommate’

WEBSTER CITY — What happens when two women with very different backgrounds become roommates? Audiences will find out when Webster City Community Theatre presents “The Roommate,” a witty, surprising and thought-provoking comedy by acclaimed playwright Jen Silverman, Nov. 5–8. Set in ...

Algona FFA receives national recognition at 99th National FFA Convention

ALGONA — Six members of the Algona FFA Chapter traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana, to attend the 99th National FFA Convention & Expo, joining 72,907 FFA members, advisors, and guests from across the country for leadership development, career exploration, and national recognition. The ...

Marine Corps service took Sexton to Africa, Beirut

George Sexton by his own admission was a handful growing up on a Century Farm in Calhoun County. As a result he moved to California to live with relatives for nearly a year. The change in scenery soon presented Sexton with a choice: from a judge. The choice was to join the Marine Corps or ...

Fire breaks out in Fort Dodge garage

An especially smoky fire heavily damaged a garage in Fort Dodge Saturday night. The fire in the 1700 block of Third Avenue South was reported at 9:49 p.m. No one was injured. The single vehicle garage along the alley behind the houses sustained extensive damage. Firefighters said the cause of the fire was accidental.

Sand pledges common sense governing

Democrat Rob Sand told a Fort Dodge audience Thursday that he will lead Iowa back to a bipartisan style of government that will serve the people if he is elected governor. “We have never been a state about Democrats versus Republicans,” he told a cheering crowd of about 95 people at Shiny ...

Iowa Works celebrates new Fort Dodge home

Iowa Works, the state agency charged with connecting workers and employers, has a relatively new home in downtown Fort Dodge. The new location in the former Wakhonsa School, 330 First Ave. N., was celebrated with a ribbon cutting Thursday morning conducted by the Ambassadors of the Greater ...