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FD Women’s Connection brunch set for Oct. 10

Fort Dodge Women’s Connection will meet at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 10 at Tea Thyme, 2021 Sixth Ave. S. Reservations must be made by Friday by calling Kathy Meinders at 515-408-7981 or Marcia Johnson at 515-571-5443. Cost is $15 inclusive. The speaker will be Jan Henryson from Sioux City. This former teacher focuses on God’s faithfulness through all of life’s trials. She is a master financial coach, life coach and author and works as a money management consultant for several non-profits. Her talk is “Finding Value in a Cracked Pot.” The special feature will be Elissa Savov and her ...

First United fall rummage sale begins Thursday

First United Methodist Church, First Avenue North and 10th Avenue, Fort Dodge, will hold its fall rummage sale Thursday through Saturday. The entire basement will be filled with clothing, electronics, kitchenware, toys, furniture, and much more. Please enter through the west side church doors. The sale hours are noon to 5 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. All proceeds from the sale support missions and local nonprofit organizations.

KYL spice club to meet Friday

WEBSTER CITY — Kendall Young Library, Webster City, spice of the month club will meet from 10 a.m. to noon Friday. This month will feature cinnamon. This is a fun way to explore different cultures and flavors. Each month there will be a featured herb or spice. A limited number of kits will be available each month with a small sample, information about the spice and a couple recipes to try.

Alert test planned for Wednesday

A nationwide emergency alert test on cell phones, wireless devices, radios and TVs will be conducted at 1:20 p.m. Wednesday, according to Webster County Emergency Management. This will be a standard test conducted at least once every three years. No action is required.

Donations accepted for fallen officer

ALGONA — Donations continue to be accepted for the Kevin Cram Memorial Fund. Donations can be made in person at the Iowa State Bank branches in Algona, Corwith, Ruthven and Wesley. Donations can also be mailed to: Kevin Cram Memorial Fund, Iowa State Bank, 5 E. Call St., Algona, IA 50511. Call 515-295-3595 to make other arrangements, such as wire transfers. Venmo and PayPal cannot be used to donate to the fund. Cram was an Algona police officer who was killed in the line of duty on Sept. 13.

Part of North 29th Street to be closed

North 29th Street between 10th Avenue North and 15th Avenue Northeast will be closed beginning Monday, according to the Fort Dodge city engineering staff. It will remain closed for about a week.