Around the area HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Farmer’s Market is 8 a.m. to noon SATURDAY in the 600 block of Sumner Avenue, downtown Humboldt. GOWRIE — Gowrie Downtown Market is 4 to 8 p.m. SATURDAY. There will be area vendors, food, Spencer Suchan Music, car show, a bounce house, kids’ ...

Jason Drew, of Fort Dodge, was given 25 seconds on stage at the Iowa State Fair’s Grandstand on Sunday to wow the crowd with his best dance moves. Drew strutted the moon walk, a flip of his hat, a spin, and the popular “stanky leg” dance with both legs to win the 2025 Kidz Bop Daddy ...

OTHO — August may have never looked so green as it did Tuesday evening as farmers and experts in farming the carbon market came together under the setting sun, surrounded by the tall corn at the Smeltzer Learning Farm for a field day. Carbon markets and green ammonia may have been the ...

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. WEBSTER CITY — Butch Klaver remembers tea time as ...

AMES — Not every aspiring farmer has immediate access to ground and the know-how to grow crops, but Practical Farmers of Iowa has a program that connects beginning farmers with experienced mentors who can help them flourish. Beginning farmers wanting to gain hands-on skills can apply for ...