Three different Iowa Central programs competed to win $10,000 in the 100 Tritons Who Care fundraising event Tuesday night at Willow Ridge in Fort Dodge. The winner was TRIO Student Support Services, a program designed to help students succeed in college. 100 Tritons Who Care (100 TWC), a ...
Grace Lutheran Church, 211 S. Ninth St., will hold its annual rummage sale, bake sale, lunch and silent auction from noon to 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. The Grace Cafe will be serving sloppy joes, chips, homemade pie, and a drink in the main level Fireside Room. On Saturday, there will be a $2 bag sale from 10 a.m. to noon. All proceeds go to education scholarships for companion congregation students in Matembwe Tanzania, Lutheran Disaster Response, the Lord’s Cupboard and SALT Center.
Spring, in all of its wonder, will be in bloom at the Fort Dodge Federated Garden Club’s annual plant and garden sale May 7. The event, one of two yearly fundraisers for the group, runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lions Den located at 731 Expo Drive. According to Nancy Phillips and ...
The Sinclair gas station at Second Avenue North and 15th Street was purchased by the Fort Dodge City Council Monday as it prepares for the reconstruction of that intersection. The station, which consists of fuel pumps but doesn’t have a store, is on the southwest side of the intersection. The site is needed to properly realign the intersection, according to Chad Schaeffer, the city’s chief development officer. He said the project will impact the entire property. The council voted to buy the property from LJ Convenience, of Denison, for $240,000. The parcel totals 9,500 square ...
A Fort Dodge bar that has been the focus of numerous complaints and police calls over the years got its liquor license renewed without any restrictions by the City Council Monday. City Manager David Fierke had recommended renewing the license for the 4th Street Depot, 300 S. Fourth St., ...
