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Go and Do: Jan. 30, 2026

Around the area POMEROY — The Pomeroy Historical Society is holding Bingo from 2 to 4 p.m. SUNDAY at The Co-Op Bar and Grill, 714 East St., Pomeroy. Cost is $1 per card per game, split winnings 50/50. GOWRIE — A fundraiser for Peace Creek Animal Sanctuary & Rescue will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. SATURDAY at the Gowrie Skate Center. Cost is $6 per person. There will be PCASR merch including hoodies, hats, T-shirts and more. Donations for the rescue will be accepted: paper towels, laundry detergent, Pinesol, Kong toys, grain-free dog food (canned and dry). WEBSTER CITY — Cookies, ...

‘What’s next?’

Webster County closed the book on its many quality of life projects at the end of 2025, but Conservation Director Matt Cosgrove said there’s still work to be done. In a presentation to the Webster County Supervisors Tuesday, Cosgrove detailed the more than $22 million in projects that ...

Nestle Purina supports vet tech training

Team members from Nestle Purina Fort Dodge recently presented a $30,000 donation to leaders of the Iowa Central Foundation to supply veterinary consumables and advanced diagnostic equipment for the Iowa Central Community College veterinary technician program. The donation was delivered ...

‘Pond Paintings’ coming to Blanden

The Blanden Memorial Art Museum announces “Pond Paintings,” a solo exhibition by artist Kim Bromley, on view in the East Gallery from Feb. 7 through April 18. A public reception will be held from to 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 21, with an artist talk beginning at 3 p.m. This event is free and open to all. For more than 15 years, Bromley’s artistic practice has been shaped by the quiet beauty of her rural Minnesota home, set on 20 acres of woods and water. Her studio is the landscape itself, where she paints en plein air, capturing shifting light, reflections, and seasonal color ...

Service of Ron Newsum to be honored at Frontier Days

The organizers of Frontier Days 2026 had a plan to surprise their chosen marshal for the June 5-7 celebration. Two of his colleagues on the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight Committee were to persuade Ron Newsum to attend a meeting Tuesday evening in the Opera House at the Fort Museum and ...

Frontier Days will be ‘Passport to the Past’

Frontier Days 2026 will be held June 5-7 with events at the Fort Museum and Frontier Village plus a big parade downtown. This year’s theme is Passport to the Past. One of the activities will feature stations where people can get a kind of passport stamped just like a travel passport. “We’ve got a variety of things that have educational aspects as well as fun,” said Deb Davis, director of the Fort Museum and Frontier Village. She said there will be two stages — one in the Opera House and one outdoors — for live music. Other planned attractions include: • ...