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Betsy Gregerson, manager of Betsy’s Blue Note at 710 Central Ave., poses in front of the bar’s huge window on the second floor which gives an excellent view of the historic Webster County Courthouse. Betsy’s will have a special emphasis on hosting live music.

A new Fort Dodge nightclub will feature local and national musical talent. Betsy’s Blue Note, 710 Central Ave., is the successor to Spanky’s, said manager Betsy Gregerson, who relocated and renamed her business this month. Most recently Studio 32, many Fort Dodge residents would remember the location as the Hayloft. ‘‘This bar has always had great potential for everything,’’ Gregerson said, adding that she’d been considering a move for about a year and a half. With the new location will come several new features, said Gregerson, who describes Betsy’s Blue Note as a ‘‘work in progress.’’ In the near future, Betsy’s will begin to cater to morning people as well as night owls. The lounge will operate a coffee bar in the mornings and afternoons, Gregerson said. ‘‘People can come in for coffee and muffins and things during the day,’’ she said. ‘‘We’re hoping to get in the college kids.