DAYTON — Iowa Highway 175 in Dayton was shut down for more than two hours Thursday evening as firefighters from three area departments battled a house fire. According to Dayton Fire Chief Luke Hainzinger, the fire at 302 Third St. N.W., which is along the highway, started in an upstairs ...

Around the area BADGER — Badger Fire and Rescue Fireman’s Ball is 4:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. SATURDAY at the Badger Fire Station. A pork loin and pulled pork dinner will be served from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., with a live auction at 6 p.m. and a performance by Section 7 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 at ...

Friendship Haven will mark its 75th anniversary by hosting Legacy Week from June 25 to June 29. The five-day event aims to celebrate the past, present and future of Friendship Haven, according to Jen Lane, the retirement community’s engagement director. “It’s been really fun to see ...

Pups & Paws Pound, which has served as the City of Fort Dodge and Webster County’s animal pound for the past two years, will be handing over the leashes and keys at the end of the month. Ashleigh Bogardus, who started the pound in 2023, announced on Facebook that Pups & Paws Pound ...

Happy Spring everyone! I am pleased to announce that it is time for the Fort Dodge Farmers Market to begin. Kemna is hosting us again this year and we would like to thank Cary Kemna and his team for their generosity. Our opening day is Saturday, June 14 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is our ...

Dale Iles, District 1 foreman for the Webster County Secondary Roads Department, doesn’t think the word heroic describes his adrenaline-filled actions Monday when he came upon a semitrailer crash and pulled the driver from a burning cab. “I did what I hope any passerby would do,” ...