For decades, there has been a Chrysler dealership in Fort Dodge owned by a local family. First it was Shimkat Motor Co. owned by the Shimkat family. The Shimkats started in 1947 with DeSoto and Plymouth dealerships and soon added Dodge and Chrysler. Last year, the Shimkat family sold the ...

In Fort Dodge FORT DODGE — Karl L. King Municipal Band Concert is 7:30 p.m. SUNDAY at the Karl L. King Band Shell in Oleson Park. There is no admission charge, courtesy of the city of Fort Dodge. Persons attending are reminded to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets. No seating is ...

About 20 years ago, Shirley Hottman came up with an idea that would enable people to have a good time while generating money to help area women suffering from breast cancer. She gathered a group of volunteers and launched the first Angel Ride in 2007. “She just wanted to help cancer ...

HARCOURT — Just a few months after the attack on Pearl Harbor plunged the United States into World War II, a new gymnasium debuted at the Harcourt Consolidated School. The building’s days as the site of physical education classes and high school basketball games ended in 1978. That’s ...

Webster County Auditor Shaunna Abrams resigned Tuesday, notifying the Board of Supervisors she will leave office July 16 — less than two years into the four-year term she won in 2024. Abrams, a Republican who took office Jan. 2, 2025, submitted her formal resignation to the board at 4:37 ...