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 ...
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 ...
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 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: • ...
The Webster County Supervisors approved a half-million dollar agreement Tuesday with Hidden Acres Christian Center, south of Dayton, for paving work on 390th Street and Union Avenue. The project will pave approximately one mile of 390th Street between Taylor Avenue and Union Avenue and Union Avenue from 390th Street north 0.6 miles to the end of the country road. As part of the agreement, Hidden Acres Christian Center will pay the county $500,000 in two installments for the paving work. Webster County will be responsible for all remaining costs of the project exceeding $500,000. ...
Jonah Mosier started practicing the craft of acting at a young age. It wasn’t to get better or to become a star, it was just to have fun. With his brother Caleb, the St. Edmond Catholic School senior would play in the living room and come up with their own games. As a Gael, Mosier ...
