Editor’s note: This feature first ran in a special publication called Hometown Pride, published June 28, 2025, featuring people and organizations from Fort Dodge and the surrounding area who are making a difference in their communities. Lindey Krug was destined to be a part of the Fort ...

Around the area LAKE VIEW — Stone Pier Summer Concert series presents Kashus Culpepper with Abby Hamilton at 5 p.m. SATURDAY at Black Hawk Lake. There is no admission charge. Concertgoers are allowed to bring food and beverages to the picnic-style performances, food is available for sale ...

GOWRIE — Southeast Valley High School’s greenhouse is prepped and ready for hands-on learning again. In its second year of use, FFA and DECA students are already planning ways to dig in the dirt and serve the community. “This year we’re hosting a mum sale on Sept. 16 and 17 ...

A job description for a new Webster County employee who would be tasked with working with all local agencies that provide pre-hospital emergency care was approved Wednesday. The approval was one of the first actions taken by the county’s Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council as it ...

Fort Dodge firefighters returned Wednesday evening to a downtown building that had been the site of a serious fire Tuesday night. At about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, smoke was spotted coming from 1107 Central Ave. The smoke was generated by smoldering roofing material. Firefighters cut open the ...