The Fort Dodge Choral Society is promising a harvest of musical bounty during its Sunday afternoon concert. The theme of the concert is “A Choral Harvest.” It will begin at 3 p.m. in St. Paul Lutheran Church, 400 S. 13th St. Admission is $12; all students, including college students, are ...

October is again a time to celebrate Apple Fest at The Community Orchard in Fort Dodge. The time-honored tradition will be recognizing its 38th anniversary this year, with dates set for the first three weekends of next month. From 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Oct. 5-6, 12-13 and 19-20, thousands ...

Two nationally known singers, including one with a local connection, will take the stage in Fort Dodge for the Downtown Country Jam on Saturday. Joe Nichols, perhaps best known for the song “Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off,” will be the headliner. Morgan Myles, who placed third on ...

With a new schedule this year, it is perhaps quite fitting that the annual Oakland Cemetery Walk has a new season this year. “We were competing with a lot of different events in June, and we wanted to try something different,” said Rick Carle, volunteer and long-time board member for ...

MANSON — Do you love to sing and need an outlet to share your talent? Then grab a friend and come warm up your vocal chords with the Manson Meridian Singers as they begin their 53rd season. Rehearsals will begin at 7 p.m. Oct. 3 in the choir room at Manson Northwest Webster High School, ...

Pity the child who has never played in a barn. The child who has never found a newborn litter of puppies nursing in a manger full of old straw and bedding. The child who has never played in a haymow, far from prying eyes of adult supervision.  Rand and Tammy Faaborg of Radcliffe raised ...