Greg and Ann Larson have a love of experimentation. Fort Dodge area beer lovers couldn’t be happier. The new owners of River Hops Brewing, located downtown at 1014 Central Ave, are keeping what former owners Ron and Diane Grebner started and adding some of their own creations. Twenty ...

Dunham’s Sports has announced that it is returning to Fort Dodge in time for the holiday shopping season. Its new store in Corridor Plaza will open Nov. 8. Store hours will be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. “Fort Dodge has always been a great ...

WEBSTER CITY — Webster City’s second Kwik Star convenience store, at 1515 Overpass Drive, is open for business. It is currently in the middle of its Grand Opening week that continues through Sunday, October 13. Traffic at the new store has been brisk, according to Assistant Store ...

What inspired the decision to place a sports pavilion at the center of the plaza? Youth sports is a passion of mine. It teaches life lessons that are invaluable to so many. Providing a facility that will offer up opportunities for the youth of Fort Dodge and the surrounding communities to ...

WEBSTER CITY — The names are familiar, but in a new way. The “Mollenhoff” has M&Ms; the “Kantor” is a classic oatmeal-raisin mix; and the “Dragoon” is a blend of peanut butter, chocolate chips, oats and M&Ms, which everybody knows as a “monster.” But Tic Tac ...

HUMBOLDT — A sense of belonging. Craft beers, wine and the ancient ale of mead, Dungeons and Dragons and more role-playing games, and a great collection of book titles have created just such an atmosphere at Night Owl Books in Humboldt. “We wanted to open a bookstore in a small ...