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Moose Lodge Egg Hunt is today

Moose Lodge Egg Hunt will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, at Moose Lodge, 424 First Ave. S., as a drive through with a bag of candy for the first 200 kids. There is no charge.

Fort Dodge Area Symphony concert is Sunday

The Fort Dodge Area Symphony will have its final concert of the 2025-2026 season Sunday. The concert will begin at 3 p.m. in the Fort Dodge Middle School auditorium, 800 N. 32nd St. Titled “Beyond the Horizon,” it will feature the symphony’s Young Artist Competition winners. They are ...

No Kings Rallies set for Saturday in the area

Several “No Kings” events planned to protest President Donald Trump will be held in the area on Saturday. These are the scheduled events: • Iowa Highway 3, Humboldt, 9 to 10 a.m. • Pocket Park, corner of U.S. Highway 169 and State Street, Algona, 10 a.m. • Wright County ...

Meth deals send FD man to prison

A Fort Dodge man is heading to federal prison for 12 years on drug charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa reported. Marcus Hill, 33, had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and distribution of methamphetamine near a protected location, ...

Garden Club to meet Tuesday

The Fort Dodge Federated Garden Club meeting is 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Lion’s Den, 731 Exposition Drive. The program will be lead by Rita Milberger. The club members will be making Fairy Wands to be sold at the club’s annual plant sale that will be held May 7 at the Lion’s Den. Visitors ...

Zion Lutheran invites grant applications

GOWRIE — The Zion Endowed Benevolence Team of Zion Lutheran Church, Gowrie, is soliciting grant applications for 2026. The purpose of the Endowed Benevolence Program is to extend and enrich the kingdom of God by witnessing in word and deed to people in need both directly and through ...