GOWRIE — There are a lot of hidden hours worth of work in many of the floats that will get less than an hour to bask in the public eye at the Gowrie Fourth of July celebration parade. Hallie McGuire, the activity director at Grandview Care Center in Dayton, put about 80 hours into ...

Residents traveling gravel roads throughout Webster County the next few weeks may encounter odd looking equipment. Webster County Engineer Jamie Johll says the equipment and specialized rollers are part of a $1.25 million grant-funded study that focuses on the subsurface conditions of ...

GOWRIE — Nobody does Fourth of July celebrations quite like small town Gowrie. For a couple days every summer, the population of Gowrie nearly triples as thousands flock to the community for the popular Independence Day parade, 5K fun run, fireworks, and community dinners. The dozens of ...

WILLIAMS — When it comes to celebrating the Fourth of July, it’s well known that Williams has one of the best hometown celebrations around. This beloved annual event kicks off Thursday evening with a kids parade and wraps up on Saturday with a morning kickball tournament. In between ...

Algona: Dusk (about 9:30 to 9:45 p.m.), Fireworks Emmetsburg: All on July 5 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Food Trucks; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Market Vendors; 2 p.m., Patriotic Pet Parade, line up at 1:45 p.m. at the Flag Pole; 2:15 p.m., Mayoral Address and VFW Color Guard; 2:30 p.m., Municipal Band ...

Area youths with disabilities will have the opportunity to step into the show ring at the Webster County Fair this year as part of the Bacon Buddies program. Bacon Buddies is a program through the Iowa Pork Producers Association which provides an opportunity for youth with disabilities, ...