In Fort Dodge FORT DODGE — Downtown Country Jam will be held from 6 to 10:45 pm. SATURDAY at Central Avenue and Ninth Street. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Travis Tritt is the headliner. Blake Jack & South 35 with special guest Stadium Dr. will perform. Tickets are $55 at Hy-Vee, Availa Bank, ...
A Saturday event will enable people to indulge their artistic side and shop for second-hand treasures all while supporting the pets at the Almost Home Humane Society of North Central Iowa. The event is called Pets Rock. It has two elements: an opportunity to paint rocks and a garage sale. The event will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the animal shelter, 725 S. 32nd St. Smitty’s Lawn and Landscape, of Fort Dodge, donated a variety of round stones that can be the canvas for anyone’s artwork. A $10 donation is requested for a painting rocks. At the same time the painting is ...
STATE CENTER — A Gowrie man who had previously been reported missing in Webster County suffered severe injuries as the result of an accident at the intersection of Durham Avenue and U.S. Highway 30 near the southern edge of State Center on Wednesday afternoon, according to a press release issued later that day. At approximately 12:30 p.m., Marshall County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the intersection for a crash involving a commercial tractor trailer and a passenger vehicle. When they arrived, the tractor trailer driver, 38-year-old Joshua Good of Ogden, had ...
Parts of several downtown streets will be closed for the Fort Dodge County Jam featuring Travis Tritt, and one of those closures begins today. The concert will be Saturday evening at the intersection of Central Avenue and Ninth Street. Here are the street closures as released by the city Wednesday evening: • Ninth Street between Central Avenue and First Avenue North will close at 8:30 a.m. today and remain closed until 3 p.m. Sunday. • Central Avenue between Eighth and 10th streets will close at 8 a.m. Friday. • Ninth Street between Central Avenue and First Avenue South ...
Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Wednesday Third degree theft — Brian L. Bird, 55, 237 Ave. E, preliminary hearing waived. Elizabeth M. Leiss, 40, Cedar Rapids, preliminary hearing set for Aug. 14. Animal neglect with injury — Page E. Peterson, 18, Wyoming, preliminary hearing waived. Domestic abuse assault, first offense — Zachary L. Judd, 39, 908 S. 14th St., trial set for Aug. 13, no contact order issued. Property maintenance code violation — Christopher L. Cloud, 610 S. 18th St., hearing set for Oct. 28. Travis Bickford and Danielle R. Noble, 1211 17th St. S.W., ...
A Fort Dodge man convicted of several felonies who led police on two high speed pursuits is heading to federal prison. Ray S. Hollers, 31, was sentenced Tuesday to 18 years in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa. Federal prosecutors reported that on March 20, Hollers pleaded guilty to: Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of pure methamphetamine Two counts of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of pure methamphetamine Possession of firearms by a prohibited person Possession of a firearm in ...
