Karen Hansen’s passion for nature has led her to a three decade career with Webster County Conservation. Hansen, the environmental coordinator, credits her career longevity to the joy she finds in connecting with the community and creating fun experiences for others. “I love getting ...
The final concert of this 2025 summer season by the Karl L. King Municipal Band of Fort Dodge will be held on Sunday at the Karl L. King Band Shell in Oleson Park. Concert time is 7:30 p.m. Admission is free, courtesy of the City of Fort Dodge. Conductor of the Band is Dan Cassady and Paul Bloomquist is the announcer. An ice cream social, provided by the Southeast Valley Music Boosters, will precede the concert. Persons are reminded to bring their own lawn chairs or a blanket, since there is no public seating provided. Selections by Karl King are always featured, and will include his ...
Community blood centers, like LifeServe Blood Center, collect approximately 60 percent of the nation’s blood supply. Annually, it takes thousands of generous volunteer donors to support local hospital patients through blood donation. Unfortunately, of the total U.S. population, 62 percent are eligible to donate, but only 3 percent donate blood each year. Often, people assume they are ineligible to donate blood because there are multiple myths surrounding blood donation. For example: MYTH: I can’t donate blood because I’m on medication. FACT: Most medications do not disqualify ...
The combination of classics, chrome and carburetors is irresistible to some people. Those folks and their vehicles gather every year at events like the Cruise to the Woods and the Fort Dodge Ford Lincoln Toyota Ja-Mar Cruise. When they get together, a lot of fun and fellowship - not to mention ogling of magnificent machines -ensues. “You could almost write a book on this culture,” said Wayne Lussman, of Fort Dodge, who has three vehicles he shows off. “You will meet people who will turn into family,” he added. Nostalgia draws people to the classic and custom car ...
More than 18,000 miles of streams is one of the many reasons Iowa is a destination spot for kayakers. People come from across the country to travel along those streams, and Webster County has seen many of them come to ride the waters. The streams are not the only places to kayak either, ...
More than 120 talented area youth will take to the stage later this month bringing Disney’s “Moana Jr.” to life as part of Stage Door Productions’ annual summer music camp. This is the 12th season that Stage Door Productions has provided a youth summer theatre program for the Fort ...
