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Veterans appreciation concert coming to Humboldt

HUMBOLDT — A veterans appreciation event featuring a ZZ Top tribute band will be held Aug. 22 at Lower Joe Sheldon Park in Humboldt. Veterans, active duty service members and members of the National Guard and military Reserves will be admitted free with their military ID cards. People who are not veterans are also welcome. There will be a $10 admission charge for those who are not veterans or service members. The gates will open at 4:30 p.m. At 6 p.m. there will be a ceremony featuring the ROTC rifle teams from Iowa State University in Ames. At 6:30 p.m. Ride On, a classic ...

From fair week to full speed ahead

For five days, visitors experienced livestock shows, carnival rides, grandstand entertainment and children playing in the Kids Zone during the Webster County Fair. What many didn't see was what happened after the gates closed Sunday afternoon. Within hours of the final livestock trailers ...

Rec leader and businessman Calvert dies

Larry Calvert, a Fort Dodge insurance agency owner who had a leading role in guiding local parks and recreation programs for decades, died Wednesday at age 80. “In terms of parks and recreation, we are not where we are today without Larry,” said Lori Branderhorst, the city’s former ...

Centennial celebration for Bell’s Mill Park is Saturday

STRATFORD — It's been 100 years since the Bell’s Mill Park was given to Hamilton County as a county park. On Saturday, a date born in tradition for the Old Settler's Reunions, there will be a celebration of this gift from Sarah Jane Bell ("Aunt Jen"), the wife of Jasper Newton Bell, which ...

Go and Do: July 31, 2026

In Fort Dodge FORT DODGE — Fort Dodge Farmers Market is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. SATURDAY at 11 N. 25th St. FORT DODGE — The Fort Museum, 1 Museum Road, will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. TODAY, and noon to 4 p.m. SATURDAY and SUNDAY. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for students and veterans ...

Rockwell City to celebrate 150 years

ROCKWELL CITY — Rockwell City will have a big birthday celebration this weekend. The Calhoun County community will mark 150 years since its founding and at the same time conduct its annual Sweet Corn Daze event. The result will be two concerts, a big parade, food, games, and almost as ...