Editor's note: This feature first ran in a special publication called Hometown Pride, published June 28, 2025, featuring people and organizations from Fort Dodge and the surrounding area who are making a difference in their communities. Neven Conrad calls it his labor of love. The ...

In 1950, 14-year-old Jerry Wells had saved up $65 from his 35-cents-an-hour job at The Webster City Greenhouse. Like every teenager in town, he coveted a Doodlebug scooter. Its “horse-and-a-half” Briggs & Stratton engine could drive the little scooter at 25 miles per hour, a speed of ...

HAMILTON COUNTY — The sunflower field planted near the Coyote Bend Wildlife Management area is more than a cheerful patch of yellow and black. It is a lifeline for the birds, bees and other wildlife that live in the adjacent area. The field is part of a project coordinated by the ...

At their upcoming Tuesday meeting, the Webster County Board of Supervisors will consider a building permit application from Summit Farms Pork LCC for a proposed hog confinement in Jackson Township. According to the board’s agenda for Tuesday, the bBoard is being asked to sign a ...

SPENCER — A new fair manager and diversified grandstand events will mark two new and big changes for the 2025 Clay County Fair, running through Sept. 14. Jason Brockshus took the reins of the fair this past April following a four-year run as the fair’s sponsorship director. He hit the ...

SAC CITY — A Sac City man is behind bars after allegedly assaulting the county’s sheriff. According to court documents, on Aug. 25, Matthew Birt, 33, drove to Sac County Sheriff Jonathan Meyer’s private residence. Meyer was in his backyard with his 7-year-old son. Birt punched Meyer in ...