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Go and Do: May 8, 2026

Around the area OTHO/COALVILLE — Citywide garage sales will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on SATURDAY in Otho and Coalville. Some sales may be held TODAY and SUNDAY, or with different hours, depending on location. In Fort Dodge FORT DODGE — Flea Market is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. SATURDAY and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. SUNDAY at the Webster County Fairgrounds, 22770 Old Highway 169 S. Saturday gate admission is $2 per person or $5 maximum per vehicle. Sundays are free. FORT DODGE — The Fort Museum, 1 Museum Road, will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. TODAY and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. SATURDAY and ...

Ag Days

WEBSTER CITY — More than 600 students from three area counties — Hamilton, Humboldt, and Webster — converged on the Hamilton County Fairgrounds recently to learn about Iowa agriculture. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach welcomed fifth grade students from 10 local schools ...

Grassley pushes plan for rural hospitals

UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center is one of the hospitals benefitting from a Medicare plan championed by U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley to help rural health care facilities. It is called the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration. Grassley, a Republican, said it “gives rural hospitals a better shot at keeping their doors open to provide care for the community.” Grassley and U.S. Sen,. Michael Bennet, D-Colorado, have introduced a bill that would extend the program for another five years. “The Community Demonstration program is essential to the sustainability of ...

A social networking success story

Cheryl Fleming faces daily physical challenges living with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). However, a recent charitable benefit event dramatically improved her quality of life by funding her purchase of a new wheelchair-accessible van. A 61-year-old longtime resident of Fort Dodge, ...

42nd annual Farmers Market to open June 13

The Fort Dodge Farmers Market will open to the public on June 13, according to Director David Ash, who spoke to the Webster County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. “We’re really excited about this upcoming season,” said Ash, who noted that this is the 42nd year of the original Fort Dodge Area Farmers Market. “I would highly encourage everyone to come out,” he said. “On Saturdays we’ll go from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.. We have some really great vendors that will be there again this year, and we’re just looking forward to seeing ...

FDSH grad was present to help astronauts

When NASA’s Artemis II crew splashed down in the Pacific Ocean last month upon its return to Earth from the flight around the moon, U.S. Navy sailors stood ready to welcome them home. Petty Officer 2nd Class Cody Dooley, from Fort Dodge, was among the sailors who supported the recovery ...