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Elderbridge and UDMO partner for Santa for Seniors

Elderbridge Agency on Aging and Upper Des Moines Opportunity are partnering for Santa for Seniors. As the holiday season approaches, seniors in our community need support, now more than ever. In some cases, seniors in our area are living on a very limited income and may not be with their family ...

WCCT play to feature werewolves

WEBSTER CITY — Werewolves that are afraid of being bitten by humans are featured in Webster City Community Theatre’s upcoming show. The one act comedy is called “Who Needs a Full Moon?” It features five female werewolves who fear that one of them has been bitten by a human. The ...

Fireside Chat is Oct. 26

A Fireside Chat will be held at 7 p.m. Oct. 26 at Camp WaNoKi, 2400 WaNoKi Camp Road. Ever hiked in the dark? Enjoy the mysteries of the night with a guide leading the way following a trail of luminaries. Learn about nocturnal woodland animals and their adaptations for survival. Bring a ...

FD Alzheimer’s walk raised $15K

Those who took a walk Saturday morning to help defeat Alzheimer’s disease raised about $15,000, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. About 100 people participated in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s at Fort Dodge Middle School, 800 N. 32nd St. The walk’s top team was Team Millie, ...

Ribbon-cutting set for Baby Box

The installation of a Safe Haven Baby Box at the Fort Dodge firehouse will be marked Thursday with a ribbon-cutting. The event will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the firehouse, 1515 Central Ave. A Safe Haven Baby Box allows for the legal, safe and anonymous surrender of an infant under the ...

Registration deadline for Extension’s fermentation workshop is Friday

Learn all the basics of small batch fermentation and making sauerkraut at a food preservation workshop on Oct. 17. The workshop offered at the Webster County Extension and Outreach office in Fort Dodge is part of ISU Extension and Outreach’s Preserve the Taste of Summer program. Holly ...