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Pets Rock will benefit humane society

A Saturday event will enable people to indulge their artistic side and shop for second-hand treasures all while supporting the pets at the Almost Home Humane Society of North Central Iowa. The event is called Pets Rock. It has two elements: an opportunity to paint rocks and a garage sale. The event will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the animal shelter, 725 S. 32nd St. Smitty’s Lawn and Landscape, of Fort Dodge, donated a variety of round stones that can be the canvas for anyone’s artwork. A $10 donation is requested for a painting rocks. At the same time the painting is ...

Go and Do: Aug. 7, 2026

In Fort Dodge FORT DODGE — Downtown Country Jam will be held from 6 to 10:45 pm. SATURDAY at Central Avenue and Ninth Street. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Travis Tritt is the headliner. Blake Jack & South 35 with special guest Stadium Dr. will perform. Tickets are $55 at Hy-Vee, Availa Bank, ...

Getting ready for Downtown Country Jam

‘Serving Our State’

PULLQUOTE: “We’re serving our state in every county and it’s been absolutely amazing to hear from everyone.” -Dr. David Cook, President, Iowa State University Iowa State University President David Cook spent Wednesday afternoon at the Webster County ISU Extension office listening to ...

Streets to close for Country Jam concert

Parts of several downtown streets will be closed for the Fort Dodge County Jam featuring Travis Tritt, and one of those closures begins today. The concert will be Saturday evening at the intersection of Central Avenue and Ninth Street. Here are the street closures as released by the city Wednesday evening: • Ninth Street between Central Avenue and First Avenue North will close at 8:30 a.m. today and remain closed until 3 p.m. Sunday. • Central Avenue between Eighth and 10th streets will close at 8 a.m. Friday. • Ninth Street between Central Avenue and First Avenue South ...

Gowrie man severely injured in collision near State Center Wednesday

STATE CENTER — A Gowrie man who had previously been reported missing in Webster County suffered severe injuries as the result of an accident at the intersection of Durham Avenue and U.S. Highway 30 near the southern edge of State Center on Wednesday afternoon, according to a press release issued later that day. At approximately 12:30 p.m., Marshall County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the intersection for a crash involving a commercial tractor trailer and a passenger vehicle. When they arrived, the tractor trailer driver, 38-year-old Joshua Good of Ogden, had ...