AMES — Iowa landowners are being asked to help document the remarkable monarch migration as thousands of butterflies make their journey south to Mexico this fall. Researchers with the Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium (IMCC) ask for assistance to identify areas where monarchs rest in ...
Over the past few months I have been sharing stories based upon the bands that Jimmy Thomas brought to Fort Dodge’s Laramar Ballroom. Here is one from 1963 when Thomas brought another iconic group to Fort Dodge. Let’s look back. The year was 1963 and one of the biggest hit records ...
THOR — More than three decades ago, a handful of teenagers plugged in their amps in a farmhouse basement just outside of town, in a space they’d soon start calling “the cave.” This Labor Day weekend, that basement band — known ever since as the Cave Band — will be inducted into ...
DAYTON — For 89 years, the Dayton Rodeo has built a reputation for bringing top professional rodeo competition to a small Iowa town and packing the hillside overlooking its arena with generations of fans every Labor Day weekend. But even those who know just how big rodeo can get in ...
Recording artists Andrew Ripp and Riley Clemmons are set to perform a joint concert at Iowa Central Community College to kick off the 2026-2027 Center for Performing Arts series. Audiences will experience an unforgettable evening of contemporary Christian music as Ripp and Clemmons take the ...
GOWRIE — On weekend nights, Spencer Suchan trades his day job for a guitar and a stage at Shiny Top Brewing in Fort Dodge, the latest stop in a country music career that started almost by accident. Suchan, 20, grew up in Gowrie, where music was always part of his life. He picked up guitar ...
