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FD Women’s Connection luncheon is Sept. 8, RSVP requested

Fort Dodge Women's Connection invites all area women to a brunch at 9:30 on Sept. 8 at Tea Thyme, 2021 Sixth Ave. S. Tickets are $15 inclusive. The special feature will be Sara Keighter, nursery manager at Smitty's Garden Center. She will share tips about fall planting and plants for fall color. She will include tips for fall containers and tips for winter. The main speaker is Candace Twedt of Williams. Her talk is entitled "After the Clouds come the Sunshine." She is a former administrator. Her talk tells how to keep your "smile" even in uncertain times. Reservations may be ...

Free paint collection days planned

Residents of Humboldt and Webster counties will have a free way to properly dispose of old paint in the coming week. The North Central Iowa Regional Solid Waste Agency will hold a free residential paint collection days Thursday, Friday and Saturday at its facility at 2141 Gypsum Hollow Road. Collection hours are: • 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday • 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday • 7:30 a.m to noon Saturday

Man faces weapon charge after Dayton incident

A man was arrested after showing a handgun and threatening to shoot people during a Monday afternoon incident in Dayton. Kohl B. Anderson, 27, of Boone, was arrested by Webster County sheriff’s deputies and charged with domestic abuse assault, display or use of a weapon, first offense, according to criminal complaints. The incident happened at 3:25 p.m. Monday in a residence on First Street Northwest in Dayton. Anderson showed a handgun to a woman and her friends multiple times and threatened to shoot people, deputies wrote in the criminal complaints. He also grabbed the woman's ...

‘Practical Magic’ Movie Night coming to Fort Dodge Public Library

Get ready for a little magic, mystery, and sisterhood at the Fort Dodge Public Library’s "Practical Magic" Movie Night at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at the library 424 Central Ave. Join us for a special screening of the beloved 1998 film “Practical Magic,” starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as sisters Sally and Gillian Owens, two witches navigating family, love, and a little bit of supernatural trouble. This is the perfect chance to revisit the magic of the Owens sisters before the long awaited “Practical Magic 2” hits the big screen. The program is free and open to the ...

FDPL board to meet Monday

The Fort Dodge Public Library Board of Trustees will meet at 3:30 p.m. Monday in the conference room of the library, 424 Central Ave.

Gas leak contained in FD

A small natural gas leak in southern Fort Dodge was quickly controlled early Friday afternoon. The leak was reported at 1:10 p.m. near Ninth Avenue South and 29th Street. A contractor struck and broke an underground service line, according to Geoff Greenwood, a spokesman for MidAmerican Energy. He said a service line connects a gas main to a single customer, which in this case was a residence. A MidAmerican Energy crew stopped the leak within five minutes of arriving, Fire Department Capt. Jeff Hill said. He said firefighters used air monitoring equipment to check the area round ...