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Some weekend events are canceled or rescheduled due to weather

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The Blanden Holiday Open House scheduled for Saturday is canceled due to the potential of significant snow and frigid temps below zero. • HARCOURT — Jamie Aaron Kelley fourth annual Christmas Tour is coming to the Lost Grove Community Center, 116 Larch St., Harcourt, at 7 p.m. on ...

EG Police chief faces felony charge

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EAGLE GROVE — The interim police chief for the Eagle Grove Police Department is facing criminal charges after he allegedly encouraged his son to stab the child’s mother. According to court documents, Mark Hennigar, 46, is charged with solicitation to commit a felony. Hennigar is currently ...

Go and Do: Dec. 12, 2025

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Around the area LEHIGH — The Lehigh Methodist Church will be serving Second Sunday Supper from 5 to 7 p.m. SUNDAY for a freewill offering. The menu is chicken and noodles on mashed potatoes, dessert and a drink. Carryouts will be available. LIVERMORE — The Livermore Candy Cane Lane ...

A MESSAGE OF PERSEVERANCE

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A family connection created an opportunity for students at Duncombe Elementary in Fort Dodge on Tuesday. Geneva Dillon, a parent of three children who attend the school, asked Principal Ryan Flaherty for permission to reach out to her sister for a visit. Flaherty thought it would be a ...

Fishing friends’ board game donated to Almost Home

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Childhood memories led Fort Dodge resident Matt Johnson and a group of friends to share a love of fishing. Johnson, Rick Rude, Gary Campbell, Mickey Sheker, Tom Oester, Judd Guericke, and Aaron Weiberg established Northern Slayer, a conversation-driven business, in the mid-2000s. “We ...