POCAHONTAS — The year 2025 in Pocahontas was a notable one, with a huge sesquicentennial celebration, plus pool, housing and hospital updating continued. Looking at the year ahead, there is a new grant in 2026 that will link a school initiative with businesses. “There are a lot of ...

Sometime this year, water from Fort Dodge will begin flowing to Manson. Construction of a large water main connecting the two communities took place last year, with the goal of having the new water service functioning in the spring of this year. The completed project will pipe Fort Dodge ...

MANSON — Work on an addition that nearly triples the size of the fire station in Manson continues. The addition is up, with all four walls and the roof complete. The concrete floor inside is also complete. Doyle Construction, of Fort Dodge, was the general contractor for the first ...

LEHIGH — Work on an ambitious series of upgrades to the campgrounds at Brushy Creek State Recreation Area continues to inch forward. But because the projects are advancing at a slower rate than expected, it will be awhile before any campers can make reservations. Campers hoping to go ...

HUMBOLDT — After a few years of substantial projects that modernized the city of Humboldt, 2026 is setting up as a year to take stock, and give thought to how the next group of projects could be brainstormed and then carried out. As 2026 began, the Humboldt City Council members passed a ...

ALGONA — Camp Algona, despite being gone nearly a century, continues to tell stories. The camp, which housed World War II German prisoners from April 1944 to February 1946, was located northwest of the city, generally where Algona Municipal Airport is today. While it was open, about ...