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Williamson to bring Christmas music to Fort Dodge

The annual Jennie Williamson concert, a Christmas tradition for many area families, will be on Friday in Fort Dodge. The concert will begin at 6:30 p.m. in St. Paul Lutheran Church, 400 S. 13th St. The upcoming concert will be the 21st time that Williamson, a Christian music singer, has ...

Webster Co. 4-H holds 2025 Awards Celebration

The annual Webster County 4-H Awards Celebration was held Sunday in the Opera House at the Fort Museum and Frontier Village. This event recognizes 4-H members, volunteers, and supporters. The night is sponsored each year by the Webster County 4-H Foundation and the Webster County Extension ...

Digging out

City and county road crews throughout Iowa have been busy digging out from under Iowa’s first major snowstorm of the winter season. According to the National Weather Service, the Fort Dodge area received upwards of 15 inches of snow this weekend. To the east, Webster City and Straford ...

Hawkeye show puts new twist on ‘A Christmas Carol’

For Hawkeye Community Theatre’s December show, a production of “A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol” will run from Wednesday through Saturday. This is an adaptation of the classic “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, featuring fairy tale characters such as the Big Bad Wolf and the ...

‘Sounds of the Season’ coming to ICCC

The joyous sounds of Christmas carols sung by a choir and played by classical band instrumentation will fill Decker Auditorium as the Iowa Central Community College Music Department presents its annual holiday concerts. “Sounds of the Season” will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday in ...

Man killed in Wednesday wreck identified

HUMBOLDT — A Storm Lake man killed in a one-vehicle accident Wednesday in Humboldt has been identified. According to the Iowa State Patrol, 83-year old Paul Bengston, of Storm Lake, was eastbound on Iowa Highway 3 last Wednesday afternoon near 2626 220th St. when he crossed the center line ...