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Women’s Club announces two holiday events to be held at Jane Young House

WEBSTER CITY — Two major events have been announced by members of the Webster City Women’s Club at the Jane Young House. Now is the time to sign up for the fifth Annual Festival of Trees, which will be held on Dec. 4 - 5. Community members, individuals, organizations and businesses can sign up now to participate by bringing a tree and decorating it for this annual fundraiser for the Jane Young House. But as planning begins for decorating trees for the Christmas event, another event will be occurring that will allow participants to decorate themselves, as they present an evening ...

Airport project will give passengers more room

After passengers flying out of Fort Dodge Regional Airport clear the security checkpoint, they must sit or stand in a relatively small area while they wait to board their plane. And there is no bathroom there. Anyone needing to use the bathroom has to go back into the main part of the ...

Paramedic level care coming to southern Webster County

A higher level of emergency medical care will be available faster in southern Webster County by the end of this year. The county’s emergency medical service coordinator, Scott Richard, said Thursday he plans to move his base of operations from Fort Dodge to Gowrie. From there, he will ...

Four new homes going up in Lynx Development

Four new homes are under construction in the Lynx Development #2 in southeast Webster City. The company building them was formerly known as Quirk Development, but has filed plans for the new homes under the name HQ Homes. The company is owned by Dean and Holly Quirk, and is based in Ankeny. ...

Go and Do: Oct. 16, 2026

In Fort Dodge FORT DODGE — The Fort Dodge Chili Lovers’ Society 44th annual Chili Cookoff will be held from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. SATURDAY at the Fort Museum, 1 Museum Road. Judges taste test will be held at 1 p.m. and winners announced at 3 p.m. Public tasting will be held from 1:30 to 4 ...

Humboldt building destroyed in blaze

HUMBOLDT — A building near downtown Humboldt that housed vehicles and equipment for a plumbing and heating company was destroyed in a Wednesday afternoon fire. The structure at 18 Eighth St. S. was completely engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived at about 12:30 p.m. Part of its ...