Amigo’s, 280 N. First St., is now conducting a pizza fundraiser for the Almost Home Humane Society of North Central Iowa. For every pizza it sells through Sunday, the restaurant will donate $5 to Almost Home. The fundraiser is Amigo’s way of celebrating National Pizza Day and Puppy Bowl XX.
A free community veterinary clinic for dogs will be held from 9 a.m. to noon March 2 at the Almost Home Humane Society of North Central Iowa, 725 S. 32nd St. The clinic will offer an overall health evaluation, vaccines, comprehensive testing and microchipping. Appointments are required. To schedule an appointment, call 515-955-8343. The clinic is a partnership between Almost Home, the Association of Shelter Veterinarians, The Bissel Pet Foundation and Amigo’s in Fort Dodge.
Several area students were named to the Dean’s List at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids for the fall semester. The students are: Algona: Lillian Etherington Clarion: Tyson Berning Fort Dodge: Rose Coppinger, Austin Hintch and Sydney Johnson Lu Verne: Caleb Bormann
DAKOTA CITY — A man has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a child last year, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department. Garrett Oberhelman, 36, of Dakota City, was charged with second degree sexual assault, the department reported. He turned himself in Wednesday at the Humboldt County Jail. He was released after posting a $25,000 cash bond. The Sheriff’s Department reported that it received a complaint on Dec. 18, 2023, stating that a child under the age of 12 had been sexually assaulted at a residence in Dakota City. The Allen Child Protection ...
Two area students have been named to the Dean’s List at Minnesota State University in Mankato, Minnesota, for the fall 2023 semester. They are Greta Lampe, of Algona (High Honor List), and Madyson Hennigar of Clarion (Honor List)
The Duncombe Elementary Student Lighthouse team is hosting a Valentine’s Day Candy Gram Fundraiser to help raise money for the purchase of a washer and dryer for the building. Students can purchase candy grams for other students, or parents and adults can order them for students. Each candy gram will include a piece of candy and is just $2. Candy grams can be filled out and purchased at the school from 7:30 to 8:15 a.m. until Feb. 13. There is a booth run by the Lighthouse team located inside the main entrance at Duncombe Elementary School, 1620 Sixth Ave. N.