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Another LIFT is underway

WEBSTER CITY — Call it 608. The building that burned and brought the Webster Theater temporarily to its knees late last fall has a new name and new ownership. The new moniker is 608. The new owner is LIFT WC, or Local Initiative for Transformation WC, Inc. “It has always been ...

‘Gridshock’ film shows impact of human trafficking

A town hall meeting Saturday will enable people to learn how human trafficking takes away the choices of those who are forced to undertake sex acts for money. Randy Kuhlman, chief executive officer of the Fort Dodge Community Foundation and United Way, said human trafficking is a scourge that ...

Festival offers trip around the world

Anyone stepping into the Triton Cafe on Wednesday had the opportunity to experience fun facts and flavors from around the world without leaving the Iowa Central Community College campus during the 35th annual Focus International Festival of Nations. Displays from more than 25 countries ...

Go and Do: April 12, 2024

Around the area CLARION — Clarion Coin Club Spring show is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. SATURDAY at the Heartland Museum, Clarion. Admission is free. LIVERMORE — Livermore American Legion Otto Field Post 415 Breakfast fundraiser is 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. SUNDAY in the Livermore Legion Basement. The menu ...

Honoring the heroes

The two men and the little boy seemed to be dead when they were found, but each ended up leaving a hospital and going home to their families In each case, a group of Fort Dodge firefighters and paramedics revived them. Those firefighters and paramedics were honored Wednesday morning ...