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‘Legally Blonde’

Head to Harvard University with Elle Woods, her dog Bruiser, and the cast of Iowa Central Community College’s spring musical “Legally Blonde.” The musical, which will be presented Feb. 27 to March 2 at Decker Auditorium, features the story of Woods, a sorority girl who aims to win ...

Historical society to hold box social

The Webster County Historical Society will hold a box social from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 21 in the Fort Dodge Public Library. Attendees will learn about the history of the box social and how it was the event to go to back in the late 1900s all the way into 1970. In the 1940s, it was ...

BGHS announces honor roll

ALGONA — Bishop Garrigan High School has announced its first semester honor roll. An asterick denotes a 4.00 GPA. Ninth grade: Teagan Alesch*, Nolan Antoine, Brooklyn Berte, Cate Birkey, Henry Bode, Gabriella Buscher*, Maxim Buscher*, Jayden Deike, Alec Deitering, Weston Ehlers, Addyson ...

Go and Do: Feb. 7, 2025

Around the area LEHIGH — The Lehigh Methodist Church will be serving Second Sunday Supper from 5 to 7 p.m. SUNDAY for a freewill offering. The menu is a soup supper with chili, chicken noodle, vegetable, ham and bean and broccoli cheddar soups and a grilled cheese sandwich with a dessert ...

Bow hunters take 31 deer in FD

Bow hunters bagged 31 deer during a special hunting season in Fort Dodge that concluded early last month. The total includes 28 does and three bucks. Police Capt. Steve Hanson said those figures are still considered preliminary and unofficial because they have to be checked with data ...

Man in hospital after hotel standoff

A man described by police as armed and suicidal was hospitalized after a nearly four hour long standoff in a Fort Dodge hotel Tuesday night. The man was not identified by police and no information on his condition was released Wednesday. Webster County 911 dispatchers received a call at ...