When students at Fort Dodge Middle School returned for class on Aug. 24 , they received a welcome they probably didn’t expect. The welcome came in the form of a decorative yard sign that displayed the words ‘welcome back FDMS.’ It was provided by Tailored Yard Signs, a sign rental ...
There’s a place downtown where one can eat pizza, drink cold craft beers and throw axes at targets on the wall. Axe throwing, which has become a popular form of recreation across the U.S. in recent years, is the newest addition to ShinyTop Brewing, 520 Central Ave. The brewery, which ...
Main Street Fort Dodge has decided to postpone their Farm to Fork event which was to be held tomorrow, Saturday August 28. According to a post of the Main Street Fort Dodge Facebook page, “Due to rising health concerns for public gatherings, our Board of Directors and Sponsor decided to ...
Jeff Hart, owner of Harty’s Caddy Shack, 1101 Central Ave., has faced more than his share of adversity over the course of the past two years. Hart, a 1979 Fort Dodge Senior High graduate, nearly died on the operating table about two years ago. “My intestines froze up and I ...
DUNCOMBE — About five years ago, hundreds of bicyclists flooded Stumpy’s Bar and Grill during RAGBRAI, an annual bicycle ride across Iowa. “It was crazy,” recalled Bruce “Stumpy” Wagner, owner of the establishment. “We had breakfast burritos and breakfast sandwiches. When ...
2020 saw the closing of multiple businesses in the Fort Dodge area. But 2020 was also a year of new beginnings for other businesses. Meanwhile, other businesses announced major expansions. Here are some of the highlights: Schuur becomes co-owner at Coldwell Banker In January, Keenan ...
