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Go and Do: June 12, 2026

Around the area LEHIGH — The Lehigh Methodist Church will serve its Second Sunday Supper from 5 to 7 p.m. SUNDAY. The menu includes pulled pork sandwiches with coleslaw, dessert and a drink, for a freewill donation. HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Farmer’s Market is 8 a.m. to noon SATURDAY in Parley Finch Plaza, downtown Humboldt. This week is Conservation Day. In Fort Dodge FORT DODGE — The Fort Museum, 1 Museum Road, will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. TODAY, and noon to 4 p.m. SATURDAY and SUNDAY. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for students and veterans with ID, $4 for children ...

Fire at Van Diest Supply Co. quickly extinguished

WEBSTER CITY — On Wednesday, the Webster City Fire Department received a call for a fire at a building within the Van Diest Supply Co. Engine 33 initially responded to the call, with Ladder 31, Rescue 35, and Truck 30 assisting. Upon arrival, Engine 33 found smoke showing from the bay ...

Night to Unite

From our files: June 2011

UDMO Launches Fundraiser June 15-19

Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc. invites the community to take part in a simple but powerful fundraiser: the One Dollar Difference, built around one shared goal: raising $1 for every person helped through UDMO programs and services last year. Executive Director Julie Edwards shares, “UDMO served 16,228 individuals and families across 12 counties and more than 6,000 square miles in Northwest and North Central Iowa last year. Each year, thousands of neighbors receive support through programs that address food insecurity, housing stability, early childhood education, utility ...

Fort Dodge man's murder conviction upheld

The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a Fort Dodge man convicted in the 2023 shooting of a teenager. On Wednesday, the Court ruled that Isaac Bachman’s conviction in the June 2023 first-degree murder of 14-year-old Dakari James would be upheld. Throughout his ...