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Go and Do: Feb. 27, 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. In Fort Dodge FORT DODGE — Knights of Columbus Lenten Fish Fry is 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. TODAY at Holy Trinity Parish Center, 405 N. Eighth St. Dinners include fried fish, baked fish, shrimp or grilled cheese served with baked potato or french fries, coleslaw, roll, ice cream and beverages. The meal will be served dine in or carryout. Tickets for fried fish, baked fish or shrimp are $13, ...

Growing leaders

Growing corn? That’s big business in Iowa. Growing leaders? That can be a lot harder on this land between two rivers that produces more corn than any other state in the nation. “I grow it, so I want to help move it and protect it,” said Jerry Maier, a long-time activist with the ...

Surgery center fund drive exceeds goal

UnityPoint Health – Trinity Foundation has announced it has exceeded its Surgical Excellence, The Future Looks Bright capital campaign goal of $3 million. Trinity Foundation committed $10 million toward the total surgical renovation and expansion project cost of $39.8 million, investing $7 million from unrestricted funds and raising $3,147,684 through the campaign. “We are sincerely grateful to our generous donors for their unwavering support of our mission to deliver compassionate, high-quality care to our community,” said Alyssa Stanek, executive director of Trinity ...

School funding bill to help with transport costs

Area school districts that transport students over long distances will benefit from a funding bill that was just passed by the legislature, according to state Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink. The Fort Dodge Republican said the bill shifts “several million dollars” from urban school districts to ...

Farnhamville, Stratford sharing agreements approved

The Webster County Supervisors approved sharing agreements with the Reading-Cedar fire and ambulance service in Farnhamville and Stratford Fire Department on Tuesday. The agreements for Farnhamville and Stratford will allow the departments to draw EMS funding directly from the county instead of from the Dayton Rescue Squad and Southwest Webster Emergency Medical Service, as was initially proposed to the EMS Advisory Council. Farnhamville is in Calhoun County and Stratford straddles the Webster-Hamilton county line. Both units provide ambulance service to small parts of southern ...

Ag in the Classroom presents ‘Right This Very Minute’

CALHOUN COUNTY — “You need a farmer” was the message that came through clearly when Kalene Berte, Ag in the Classroom (AITC) coordinator for Farm Bureau, recently presented the book “Right This Very Minute” to first-grade students in the South Central Calhoun and Manson Northwest Webster school districts. This educational book by Lisl Detlefsen uses a table-to-farm method as it follows families from their breakfast table to a picnic lunch and evening dinner with dessert. Students were able to gain a better understanding about the number of farmers it takes just to supply ...