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22 years and counting

It’s a show 22 years in the making and it’s sure to offer another full lineup of speakers and exhibitors at the Webster County Fairgrounds as the annual CJ Bio America Farm News Ag Show returns this Friday and Saturday. “We are very happy to be bringing this back for the public, and we ...

A dream come true

LAS VEGAS — The National Finals Rodeo (NFR) is popularly known as the “Super Bowl of rodeo,” with rodeo royalty and celebrities gracing the high-dollar competition events. When the 2024 NFR series begins in Las Vegas on Thursday, Kris Fleener, of rural Duncombe, will be behind the ...

‘Sounds of the Season’

The joyous sounds of Christmas carols sung by a choir and played by classical instrumentation will fill Decker Auditorium as the Fine Arts department presents its annual holiday concert. “Sounds of the Season” will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday in the newly renovated Center for ...

Dialing in cell phone rules

This year, school officials throughout Iowa are increasingly saying students may have no use of, or more limited access to, mobile devices during the instructional day. The approach by the four school systems in Webster County varies, but one administrator is very pleased with the trend ...

Where are they?

It’s 5:25 a.m. It’s 10 degrees. It’s dark. The expected throng of Black Friday shoppers standing in line at the Fort Dodge Menards store to rush in at 6 a.m. is nowhere to be seen. It’s 5:38 a.m. It’s still 10 degrees. It’s still dark. The first group of bundled shoppers ...