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Go and Do: March 27, 2026

Around the area LEHIGH — The Lehigh Lions Club Spring Breakfast will be held from 8 to 11 a.m. SATURDAY at the Lehigh Community Center. All you can eat pancakes, sausage and eggs for $8 for adults and $3 for children under 12. Proceeds support scholarships for Southeast Valley High School seniors. HUMBOLDT — A No Kings Rally will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. SATURDAY at Iowa Highway 3 in Humboldt. ALGONA — A No Kings Rally will be held at 10 a.m. SATURDAY at Pocket Park, corner of U.S. Highway 169 and State Street, Algona; please bring a non-perishable food item to donate to the ...

Making their case

Collaboration was the key as a group representing Fort Dodge, Webster County, the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance and Iowa Central Community College visited Washington, D.C. to promote the community. “We are collaboratively working together to grow our community,” Astra Ferris, ...

D/SAOC Cake Auction starts today

One of the most important fundraising endeavors for the Domestic/Sexual Assault Outreach Center returns today with the launch of the online Cake Auction. The Domestic/Sexual Assault Outreach Center is a place that offers safety, support, and hope to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking and other violent crimes. All services within the shelter are free of charge. Every spring, staff and volunteers work together to auction off hundreds of items to raise as much money as they can. Bidding begins at 10 a.m. today. The auction will close at 7 ...

Moped rider injured in crash

McCuddin’s competency questioned

An attorney representing the Fort Dodge man accused of stabbing his sister and nephew to death in Ames is questioning his competency to stand trial, court filings indicate. Davontrez R. McCuddin, 22, is charged with two counts of first degree murder. He is accused of stabbing his sister, ...

Educating the public

On the screen, actor Chadwick Boseman was unstoppable as the Black Panther. Fellow actor James Van Der Beek was the picture of fitness in his various TV and movie roles. Their fans were stunned when both died in their 40s from colon cancer. Those deaths brought renewed attention to the ...