Dale Iles, District 1 foreman for the Webster County Secondary Roads Department, doesn’t think the word heroic describes his adrenaline-filled actions Monday when he came upon a semitrailer crash and pulled the driver from a burning cab. “I did what I hope any passerby would do,” ...
ALGONA — The Kossuth County Genealogical Society will hold its annual meeting on Saturday at the Algona Library, Room A. Anthony Jahn, state archivist at the State Historical Society, will be a special guest beginning at 10:15 a.m. Jahn will expound on the various branches of the State ...
Police Logs FORT DODGE Monday A welfare check was conducted at Ninth Avenue South and 14th Street. An assault was reported in the 1200 block of North 25th Street. A welfare check was conducted at First Avenue South and 16th Street. Child neglect was reported in the 1300 block of ...
When TJ Pingel and Kristine Henderson first walked across a patch of ground near the playscape at John F. Kennedy Memorial Park, they immediately knew it was the right spot for the tribute they envisioned to a beloved Fort Dodge pastor. That tribute — the Pastor Al Pavilion — will go ...
The annual Blanden Arts Festival is a free event open to the community that is a day to celebrate the Blanden Memorial Art Museum and Iowa art culture while also highlighting artistic talent, creativity and imagination. The festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the grounds of the ...