News

Go and Do: May 22, 2026

Around the area OTHO — A Memorial Day ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. MONDAY at the Otho Cemetery, on Osceola Avenue south of 260th St. It will include decorating the graves of veterans, a ceremony at Veterans Monument, and taps. In Fort Dodge FORT DODGE — A Memorial Day ceremony will be held at 10:30 a.m. MONDAY at the Terry Moenhke Veterans Memorial Park. The The Karl L. King Municipal Band will perform at 10 a.m. Attendees should park at the Community Orchard, 2237 160th St., north of Fort Dodge, and take the shuttle to the park. You may want to bring a lawn chair. In case ...

All Cultures Equal (ACE) announces closure

After more than two decades of serving the Webster City community, All Cultures Equal has announced that the organization will officially close its doors on June 30. The final ACE food pantry distribution took place on May 15. ACE leadership shared that the decision comes after careful reflection on the changing needs of the community and a decline in demand for the organization’s services and resources in recent years. The concept for ACE began in 1999 with the formation of the “Diverse Cultures Committee,” established to help address the needs and concerns of the growing ...

Calhoun, Webster County tornadoes confirmed by NWS

MOORLAND — At least 25 tornadoes struck Iowa in the past week, including confirmed tornadoes near Moorland and Rockwell City, according to National Weather Service damage surveys. No injuries were reported from the area twisters. There were also no reports of houses or large buildings being destroyed. According to the National Weather Service, an EF-0 tornado that was 4.68 miles in length and approximately 50 yards wide touched down near Moorland at 9:29 pm. Sunday,. An EF-1 tornado with 105 mile per hour winds hit Rockwell City at 9:10 pm, and had a 0.2 mile path. Tornadoes ...

From our files: May 2011

Denver flights return

The passengers getting off a plane at Fort Dodge Regional Airport Thursday morning could see a lot of people waiting for them in the terminal. Undoubtedly, they were wondering why the crowd was there. When the sliding doors snapped open, allowing them into the main waiting room, they ...

Fort Dodge to Denver flights resume

Flights between Fort Dodge and Denver, Colorado, resumed today. The first United Express flight from Denver landed at Fort Dodge Regional Airport just before 10 a.m. Arriving passengers were showered with multi-colored strings by the Ambassadors of the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance. The first departure from Fort Dodge to Denver International Airport is scheduled to take off at 6:37 p.m.