To the editor: It is that time of year again — county fair season. As you put together your schedules for the upcoming month, take time to consider coming down to the Webster County Fair. The Webster County Fair offers days of fun and positive experiences for all ages and interest areas. ...
Times change. Even so there are a few constants in life. One is the pleasure provided by the county fairs that continue to be a highlight of summer in Iowa. For as far back as anyone who now lives in this part of the state can remember, these summer festivals have been much-anticipated and ...
To the editor: From Humboldt through Fort Dodge, Coalville, Kalo, Dolliver Memorial State Park, Lehigh, and into Stratford, the Des Moines River winds its way through Webster County, leaving in its wake a beautiful throughline of nature, recreation, and scenery. But sometimes, just sometimes, ...
When a June 24 fire sent flames blasting out some third floor windows on the south side of the old Fair Oaks Middle School, it caught the attention of anyone going by on nearby Fifth Avenue South. It should have caught the attention of everyone else in the community also. The fire was bad, ...
For years the home of Zakeer’s Family Restaurant, the one-story building at 425 Second Ave. S. has now fallen silent and soon will be gone. No more will the laughter and conversations of its loyal Fort Dodge customers fill the restaurant as they gathered for breakfast, lunch – or maybe ...
Whether you spend this Fourth of July picnicking, enjoying a parade, attending a community celebration, watching a fireworks display or just plain loafing, there should be at least a brief time to pause and reflect on this country’s enduring experiment in constitutional democracy. And that ...