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Otho Fireman’s Ball set for Saturday

The 23rd annual Otho Fireman’s Ball will be held Saturday at the Webster County Fairgrounds. Admission is $15 for adults and $10 for kids 12 and under. Tickets can be bought at the door or in advance from Fire Department members. A meal will be served from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. by Lidderdale Country Store. The menu is roast beef, chicken and rice, ham balls, green beans, baked beans, macaroni and cheese and taco salad. A live auction will begin at 6 p.m. There will also be a gun raffle, kids games, 50/50 tickets, and a grocery raffle. DJ Duane Murley will provide music until midnight.

News of record: April 21, 2026

Police log FORT DODGE Sunday A welfare check was conducted in the 2000 block of U.S. Highway 169 An animal complaint was reported at Seventh Avenue North and Seventh Street. A fight was reported in the 1900 block of Third Avenue North. A noise violation was reported in the 10 block of North 10th Street. An animal complaint was reported in the 600 block of North 22nd Street. A welfare check was conducted in the 3100 block of North 15th Street. A traffic light problem was reported at Eighth Street and Kenyon Road. A disabled vehicle was reported in the 100 block of ...

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Showing off Dayton

DAYTON — Richard Hindman’s display at the annual Dayton Vendor’s Expo Saturday in the Dayton Community Center was right in line with the season out in the woods. Morel carvings, morel walking sticks, morel photographs in frames. “I hunt them,” Hindman said. “I carve them. It ...

From our files: April 2011