Visit Fort Dodge Inc. has received a $10,000 state grant to help pay for a print and digital promotion effort. The money will help pay for increased accessibility for the Fort Dodge and Webster County Destination Guide. It will also help pay for a corresponding out-of-state digital campaign. The money comes from the Iowa Economic Development Authority.
Local kids will have at least one more chance to see Santa Claus before Christmas. Santa will greet people from noon to 2 p.m. today at H.C. Meriwether Park on 10th Avenue Southwest. His visit is sponsored by the Pleasant Valley Awareness Committee.
The Fort Dodge Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department will once again conduct Operation Merry Mulch, a way for residents to dispose of live Christmas trees. Trees may be dropped off in the parking lot of Oleson Park at the south end of 17th Street beginning Tuesday and continuing through Jan. 28.Tree stands, nails, wire, and ornaments must be removed. City crews will reduce the trees to mulch that will be used in parks and other public areas. This will be the 33rd year for Operation Merry Mulch.
Grace Casciato, of Fort Dodge, was named to the Fall 2023 Dean’s List at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. Dean’s List eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.4 with no grade below a C.
Blanden Memorial Art Museum, 920 Third Ave. S., will be closed Saturday and Tuesday in observance of Christmas. The museum will also be closed on Jan. 2, 2024, in observance of the New Year’s holiday.
WEBSTER CITY — The Webster City Community School District board will meet in a special session this morning to accept the resignation of High School Assistant Principal Patrick Farley. This meeting begins at 7:30 a.m. today at the WCCSD Administration Building, 820 Des Moines St., Webster City. According to the published agenda, Superintendent Matt Berninghaus “recommends approval of contractual matters as presented.” The contractual matter referenced is Farley’s resignation.