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Go and Do: June 5, 2026

Around the area CALLENDER — Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Callender, will host its annual garage sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. SATURDAY. Please use west door. In Fort Dodge FORT DODGE — Frontier Days will be held from 4 to 10 p.m. TODAY with opening ceremony, live music and kids zone. SATURDAY hours are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. The parade will be held in downtown Fort Dodge beginning at 10 a.m. SUNDAY hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $10 for a wristband, $5 for ages 2-11, for the weekend. Activities include a car show from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and farmers market from 10 a.m. to 2 ...

Frontier Days parade will again head down First Ave. N.

The Frontier Days parade on Saturday will again follow a new route that travels part of the way on First Avenue North downtown. For decades, the parade went straight west on Central Avenue from about 15th Street to the City Square. Last year, major construction at the intersection of ...

EMS code of conduct approved

EMTs and paramedics in Webster County will now be subject to a code of conduct that is much like the ones private and public employers have. Dr. Racheal Lewis, the emergency physician who is the medical director for EMS units in the county, said Wednesday evening that it “mimics what most places of employment have.” “I don’t think there’s anything super controversial in it,” she told the county Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council. She said violations of the code could result in someone losing their ability to be an EMT or paramedic in Webster County. The ...

Turek, Hinson, Feenstra win in Webster County

Webster County primary election voters joined voters across the state to make Josh Turek and Ashley Hinson the Democratic and Republican nominees for the United States Senate. U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Hull, carried Webster County in his quest for the Republican nomination for governor as ...

Local candidates were unopposed for nominations

Candidates for various Webster County positions coasted to their party’s nominations with no opposition during Tuesday’s primary election. County Attorney Darren Driscoll, a Democrat, won 1,129 votes. He has no primary opponent and no general election foe. He was appointed to serve as county attorney in February 2018 to replace Jennifer Benson. He won his first term in the November 2018 general election and was reelected in 2022. County Treasurer Brenda Angstrom, a Democrat, is also completely unopposed, with no primary or general election competition. She won 1,161 votes ...

Supervisors approve purchase of tractor

The Webster County Supervisors approved the purchase of a John Deere tractor for the Secondary Roads Department Tuesday. The supervisors approved the purchase of a John Deere 6140M tractor from KC Nielsen, Ltd. for $157,800.63. The tractor will be a replacement for another in the Roads Department’s fleet. According to Webster County Engineer Jamie Johll, the tractor will be paid for from FY27’s budget. Two Schulte FX-1200C mowers from Anderson Implement LLC were also approved for purchase for $34,172.72 each. According to Johll, one will be pulled behind the tractor that was ...