The Karl L. King Municipal Band of Fort Dodge is getting set to begin its 2026 indoor concert season. Three dates have been scheduled, and will be Sunday, Feb. 15; Sunday, March 22; and Sunday, April 26. These concerts begin at 3:30 p.m., and are held in the Fort Dodge Middle School ...
The music of love will be in the air at the next concert of the Fort Dodge Area Symphony. The concert will begin at 3 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Fort Dodge Middle School, 800 N. 32nd St. And since the concert is a few days before Valentines Day, its theme is “Love Is All You Need.” It will ...
MANSON — Brightly colored butterflies hover near yellow and white flowers — the design on a stained-glass lamp shade created by Jim Mormann more than 20 years ago. That lamp shade — along with a melted Coke bottle and a kaleidoscope — were the first three glass creations Mormann made ...
Iowa Central Community College’s Center for Performing Arts proudly announces that tickets for the stage musical “The Prince of Egypt” will go on sale Monday. This epic production brings to life “The Bible story of Moses—re-imagined for the stage,” featuring soaring music, stunning ...
LEHIGH — The Lehigh Methodist Church will have its Second Sunday Supper from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sunday. This month we will be serving a variety of soups. We expect to have at least five different kinds of soup. There will also be desserts and drinks. The cost is a freewill donation.
The Fort Dodge Federated Garden Club will meet at 1 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Lion’s Den, 731 Exposition Drive. Michael Oberg from Becker’s will be presenting the new “Picks” for annual and perennial flowers for 2026. The public is welcome. There will be a light dessert at 1 pm with the ...
The Northwest Iowa League of Cities announces its High School Senior Scholarship Program. High school seniors in Northwest Iowa League member communities pursuing post-secondary education or training in fields that may lead to city government careers — like public administration, ...
The Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court 216 meeting will be held on Thursday at the Corpus Christi Center, 402 N. Eighth St. Mass will be held at 6 p.m., followed by a special holiday dinner, speaker CDA member Mary Horrell, and business meeting. Members who would like to attend, please ...
There aren’t many things worse than unintentionally sliding on the ice. You know it’s going to happen before it does, and that makes it worse. You slip, recombobulate, whirl your arms and adjust, them boom, down you go anyhow. Slipping on ice is not fun, never mind driving on it — ...
Kick Back for Kids car wash fundraiser is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 5 at Optic Ink, 1210 First Ave. N. All proceeds will go to help kids with school supplies.
Fingers on the second, third, and fourth strings. Placed correctly, that’s how you make a chord on the guitar; the joke is that you only need to know three out of five chords to sing country music. Get ‘em right, and you could be a star — unless you’re a woman and then, as in “Her ...
LAKE VIEW —After recently being recognized as Iowa’s 2019 “Outstanding Event” by the Iowa Tourism Office and Travel Federation of Iowa, the Stone Pier Summer Concert Series is once again ready to rock the boats this summer on Black Hawk Lake. In its ninth season, the concert series ...
Katie Finnegan and Matthew Marvin, both of Ypsilanti, Michigan, were married Oct. 19, 2024, at Camp Courageous, Monticello, Iowa, with the Rev. Kendall Meyer officiating. Parents of the couple are Jim and Lori Finnegan, of Otho, and Paul and Sherry Marvin, of Dewitt. Maid of honor was ...
CARMEL, Ind. — Katelynn E. Anderson and Colin J. Flattery, of Carmel, Indiana, are engaged. A Sept. 28, 2024, wedding is planned. Parents of the couple are Jeff and Renee Anderson, of Carmel, Indiana, and Dan and Roxanne Flattery, of Fort Dodge. Anderson is a graduate of St. Theodore ...
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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Heather Kolupailo and Joel Hedeen, both of Bloomington, Minnesota, were married May 26, 2024, at W.A. Frost and Co. in St. Paul, Minnesota. Parents of the couple are Rod and Jamie Steininger, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Larry and Kathy Hedeen, of Fort Dodge. The ...
MOORLAND – Bill Peterson, of Moorland, will celebrate his 90th birthday with an open house luncheon from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 8 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1436 21st Ave. N., Fort Dodge. Cards may be sent to him at 1637 230th St., Moorland, IA 50566. His family includes his ...
GOLDFIELD — Joe Skinner, of Goldfield, will celebrate his 95th birthday on Jan. 27. Cards may be sent to him at P.O. Box 292, Goldfield, IA 50542. His family includes wife of 66 years, Phyllis; Ken and Annie Skinner, of Humboldt; and Kurt and Linda Skinner, of Stockton, California. He has ...
PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kansas — Mary Catherine Condon, of Prairie Village, Kansas, formerly of Fort Dodge, celebrated her 90th birthday on Dec. 12, 2025. Cards may be sent to her at Mission Chateau Senior Living, 4100 W. 85th St., Apt. 202, Prairie Village, KS 66206. Her family includes ...
PALMER — Larry Siefken, of Palmer, will celebrate his 90th birthday on Wednesday. Cards may be mailed to him at PO Box 204, Palmer, IA 50571. His family includes his wife, Dorothy; Sheila and Chuck Flowers, Oklahoma; Susan and Michael Hoftizer, Minnesota; Sidney and Brenda Siefken, ...
UNITYPOINT HEALTH — TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PEDERSEN — Amanda and Brad Pedersen, of Humboldt, a girl, born Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. YOURDON— Brooklyn Yourdon, of Fort Dodge, a boy, born Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. IOWA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL MINNIER — Jessica and Jamie Minnier, ...
IOWA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL ORT — Sierra Selvidge and Kollin Ort, of Clear Lake, a boy, Sutton Robert Ort, born Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Grandparents are Jessica Smith, of Lake Mills;, and Mary and Virgil Jr. Ort, of Clear Lake. Great-grandparents are Robin and Glaydon Grunhovd, of Lake Mills; ...
UNITYPOINT HEALTH — TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER DAVIS — Maia Davis, of Fort Dodge, a girl, born Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. ZINNEL — Mercedes Zinnel, of Fort Dodge, a girl, born Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. STANE — Brittney Stane, of Fort Dodge, a girl, born Wednesday, Dec. 31, ...
UNITYPOINT HEALTH — TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER DAVIS — Maia Davis, Fort Dodge, a girl, born on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. ZINNEL — Mercedes Zinnel, Fort Dodge, a girl, born on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. STANE — Brittney Stane, Fort Dodge, a girl, born on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025.
