HUMBOLDT — After decades of packaging highly nutritious meals for hungry people close to home and overseas, a group of Humboldt County volunteers reached a remarkable milestone. A group of about 450 volunteers was hard at work in Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Humboldt when at about ...
While the snow from last week’s blizzard melts, Webster County Emergency Management Director Dylan Hagen is reminding residents to begin thinking about weather preparedness during Severe Weather Awareness Week, which begins today. “We have seen that Iowa weather can change in the blink of an eye,” said Hagen. “From a blizzard warning to 70 degrees in the same week, we have all seen that the weather in Iowa can change quickly. It’s important that we take time to discuss some of the biggest weather threats to us and understand how to prepare and respond to these ...
The Fort Dodge City Council will consider buying land for a second firehouse when it meets tonight. The council will meet at 6 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. S. In the runup to the March 2025 referendum in which Webster County voters approved a new property tax to support emergency medical care as an essential service, plans for a second firehouse on the city’s west side were announced. Building a station there would improve response times to the western part of the city and would enable ambulances to have fast access to U.S. Highway 169 so that they can more ...
A new restaurant by the riverfront and improved buildings throughout downtown Fort Dodge may become a reality with the help of a financial boost approved Friday by state officials. The Iowa Economic Development Authority Board OK’d the extension of a reinvestment district that will ...
LAKE CITY — The first Calhoun County Women’s Summit, with the theme SHE Grows Here, will be from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Lake City Community Memorial Building. It is sponsored by Calhoun County Economic Development in partnership with Mid Iowa Insurance. The event will highlight women’s leadership, entrepreneurship and impact in Calhoun County and rural Iowa. While attendance is free, advance registration is required at the Calhoun County Economic Development website, calhouncountyiowa.com. The summit will feature local women sharing personal stories of ...
Regional author and illustrator Bruce Arant brought Farmer Simpson and his sheep alive for local children recently. As part of the Fort Dodge Community School District’s Visiting Author program funded by the Fort Dodge Senior High Alumni Association, Arant presented his books and ...
