OTHO — August may have never looked so green as it did Tuesday evening as farmers and experts in farming the carbon market came together under the setting sun, surrounded by the tall corn at the Smeltzer Learning Farm for a field day. Carbon markets and green ammonia may have been the ...

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. WEBSTER CITY — Butch Klaver remembers tea time as ...

AMES — Not every aspiring farmer has immediate access to ground and the know-how to grow crops, but Practical Farmers of Iowa has a program that connects beginning farmers with experienced mentors who can help them flourish. Beginning farmers wanting to gain hands-on skills can apply for ...

A small girl was rescued unharmed from a pond north of Fort Dodge Tuesday afternoon. Webster County Chief Deputy Derek Christie said the little girl’s father pulled her from the pond about 15 minutes after she was reported missing. “She was fine,” Christie said. “It was obviously ...

HOMER — The annual Homer Threshing Bee, sponsored by the West Central Region Cockshutt & Co-op Club, will be Saturday and Sunday in Homer. The event begins at 8 a.m. each day. The $5 admission is good for both days. On Saturday, the Lehigh Lions Club will serve a pancake breakfast ...