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‘Center Stage With Ben Ahlers’ this Thursday at ICCC

The acting career of Ben Ahlers has recently soared to meteoric heights. That doesn’t mean the 2015 Fort Dodge Senior High School graduate has forgotten the importance of his roots. Ahlers is returning to Fort Dodge this Thursday for a one-night event at Decker Auditorium on the campus ...

Bird touts her accomplishments as AG

As Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird seeks reelection in November, she talks about a recent court win that will keep candy-flavored vapes off store shelves and the early success of her cold case unit. The win in the vape case, she said, is “important to me as a mom and a ...

American cream draft horses in the spotlight at Iowa State Fair

The American cream draft horse, the only draft horse breed native to the United States, which originated in Hamilton, Hardin and Story counties, will be the subject of a breed spotlight at the Iowa State Fair's Jacobsen Arena, at 6 p.m. Sunday. The horses will also be on display in the ...

Schlienz named to Iowa Central board

Craig Schlienz has been appointed to serve as the District 7 representative on the Iowa Central Community College’s Board of Trustees. A Fort Dodge native and Iowa Central alumnus, Schlienz brings more than two decades of banking experience and a strong record of community involvement to ...

Smoother ride coming to Dolliver Park

OTHO — Cruising through Dolliver Memorial State Park will be a little smoother and safer soon as a regular maintenance project on the Prairie Creek bridge at the south end of the park nears completion this week. "It’s a pretty popular destination,” said Webster County Engineer Jamie ...

The Villisca Ax Murders: Iowa’s enduring mystery

WEBSTER CITY — Edgar Epperly, of Decorah, will present the story of the Villisca ax murders at the Mulberry Center Church on Saturday. The Mulberry Center Church is in the Wilson Brewer Park, located at 220 Ohio St. in Webster City. Epperly spent more than 60 years interviewing ...