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FD student makes Dean’s List

A Fort Dodge resident was named to the Dean’s List for the 2023 fall semester at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Kelli Kersten is a junior in the Carlson School of Management. To qualify for the Dean’s List, she had to complete 12 or more credits while attaining a 3.66 grade ...

Area students rank high at ISU

Iowa State University in Ames has released a list of students who rank in the top 2 percent of their college and multiple area students are on the list. ALGONA — Brooklyn Barber, College of Human Sciences; Ava Eisenbarth, College of Design BADGER — Grant Heldorfer, Ivy College of ...

Zion Lutheran Church taking grant applications

GOWRIE — The Zion Endowed Benevolence Team of Zion Lutheran Church, Gowrie, is soliciting grant applications for 2024. The purpose of the Endowed Benevolence Program is to extend and enrich the kingdom of God by witnessing in word and deed to people in need both directly and through organized ...

Almost Home Easter bunny photos will be offered on Saturday

Almost Home Humane Society, 725 S. 32nd St., is holding photos with the Easter bunny from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Photos will be taken outside, weather permitting. Cost is $15 cash or donation of clumping cat litter and six-pack of paper towels. Two digital photos will be emailed within two ...

Burn ban to begin today in Webster Co.

Open burning will be prohibited in Webster County beginning at noon today until further notice, Emergency Management Coordinator Dylan Hagen reported. The ban on open burning does not apply to barbecue grills. Anyone who feels they must do some open burning should apply to the chief of ...

Iowa DNR plans burning at Brushy Creek

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources would like to notify the public that prescribed burning will be taking place at Brushy Creek State Recreation Area late February through May. Brushy Creek State Recreation Area is located 5 miles east of Lehigh. Detailed burn plans are created for each ...