Around the area PALMER — Palmer 125th Celebration and All Class Reunion is 6:30 p.m. to midnight TODAY, 8 a.m. to midnight SATURDAY and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. SUNDAY, Palmer. Visit: www.palmeriowa.com for the full schedule. LAKE VIEW — Stone Pier Summer Concert series presents Robert Jon and ...

The American Legion is the nation’s largest organization for veterans, but around Fort Dodge, the group has perhaps been kind of low key. Local Legion members want to change that, beginning on Friday. Fort Dodge American Legion Post 130 will have a presence at the Fort Dodge Ford ...

LEHIGH — Riverside Tavern was closed Tuesday afternoon after a delivery truck caused an electrical surge and fire. According to the Webster County Sheriff’s Office, Angelo Miller, 27, of Fort Dodge, was backing up a Northern Lights delivery truck to the bar Tuesday afternoon when he hit ...

The annual opportunity to buy some clothing and shoes without paying any sales taxes is coming soon. What the state Department of Revenue calls the Iowa Sales Tax Holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. Friday and ends at midnight Saturday. During that period, no taxes will be collected on sales of ...

The Webster County Supervisors approved the purchase of Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) tactical helmets for the Webster County Sheriff’s Office during their regular meeting Tuesday. The purchase from Colorado Gun Fighter in the amount of $15,106.54 will replace the current tactical ...

Courtney Balkenende was unanimously appointed as Webster County Recorder by the Webster County Board of Supervisors Tuesday morning. Balkenende has been with the Recorder’s Office for nine years, most recently serving as the Deputy Recorder. She follows Lindsay Laufersweiler who left the ...