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Go and Do: Sept. 4, 2026

Around the area DAYTON — The Dayton Championship Rodeo will be held TODAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY and MONDAY in the Dayton Rodeo Arena, 223 S. Main St., Dayton. Tickets are $25 for ages 12 and up, $12 for ages 6-11, and free for ages 5 and under. Gates open at 5 p.m. today. The rodeo begins at 7 p.m. Wear red to show support of military currently serving deployment. Tonight, Saturday and Sunday, the rodeos begin at 7 p.m. and there will be a fireworks show after the rodeo, as well as a rodeo dance at Shed ’37. Citywide garage sales and vendors in the park will be held all weekend. The ...

Cancer care input wanted from residents

UnityPoint Health — Fort Dodge is inviting Webster County residents to share their experiences and ideas during a Virtual Community Cancer Forum from noon to 1 p.m. Sept. 16. The virtual forum will bring together community members who have been touched by cancer, as patients, survivors, ...

Man charged with trying to break into school

A man that police say tried to break into an elementary school early Tuesday morning then later that morning set a fire at his home has been arrested. Richard L. Beebe, 18, of 118 10th St. N.W., was arrested by Fort Dodge police and charged with third degree attempted burglary for trying to get into Feelhaver Elementary School, 1300 14th Ave. N., according to court records. He was also charged with first degree arson and third degree criminal mischief for the incident at his home, court records show. Police reported that he tried to break into the school between 1 a.m. and 1:15 ...

Honor Harvest Food Box Program launched in Iowa

DES MOINES — Honor Harvest, a new food box program that will connect eligible Iowa veterans with fresh, locally grown food sourced exclusively from Choose Iowa members as part of a Food is Medicine pilot project, was launched recently, according to Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike ...

Hart knows about ’everything ag’

Even though Chad Hart grew up on a beef cattle farm in southwest Missouri, he established himself as a grain markets expert and enjoyed a lengthy career. Hart retired Aug. 14 from Iowa State University Extension and now bears the honor of professor emeritus. “I came from a long line of ...

Meyer supports kratom ban

Because of her career as a registered nurse and nursing instructor, state Rep. Ann Meyer has plenty of contacts in the health care profession. What those providers are telling the Fort Dodge Republican about kratom is scary. “This substance has been causing organ failure in some folks,” ...