ROCKWELL CITY — St. Francis Catholic Church, 744 Main St., Rockwell City, is holding its annual turkey dinner from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, at the church. The dinner will be dine in or drive through for carryout orders. Tickets are $15 per person.
BADGER — A Webster County woman has won a $100,000 lottery prize. Deana Gudmonson, of Badger, won the seventh top prize in the Iowa Lottery’s X the Money scratch game. She purchased her winning ticket at Kwik Star, 150 E. U.S. Highway 18 in Garner and claimed her prize Oct. 9.
A ban on open burning in Kossuth County was lifted at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the county Sheriff’s Office. It was imposed about a month ago in response to hot, dry and windy weather.
A Fort Dodge woman has pleaded guilty to setting an apartment on fire in January, according to court records. Megan S. Freeman, 34, pleaded guilty to second degree arson, those records indicate. She is accused of setting a fire in a second story apartment at 211 N. 12th St on the afternoon of Jan. 26. That apartment sustained serious fire damage, while the rest of the second floor sustained heat and smoke damage. No one was injured. The building was later torn down and the lot where it stood remains empty. Freeman was arrested by Fort Dodge police on Jan. 27 and was charged with ...
On Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. in Fort Dodge at the corner of First Avenue South and 29th Street, a group of friends from many North Central Iowa counties will hold a “No Kings” rally to protest actions of the Trump administration. This same group held its first “No Kings” rally on June 14. Multiple media organizations documented over 2,000 demonstrations in all 50 states, including 31 in Iowa. Independent researchers estimated that over 5 million people participated across the country. “We estimated that we had over a hundred people at our June rally,” said Claudia ...
LIVERMORE — Livermore United Women in Faith will serve homemade Iowa breaded pork tenderloin from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Thursday in the Livermore United Methodist Church basement. The menu includes cheesy potatoes, green beans, dessert, water and coffee, for a freewill donation. Dine-in or carryouts will be available.