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Fort Dodge Choral Society concert is Sunday

Local News October 23, 2026

The Fort Dodge Choral Society will hold their fall concert Sunday at the St. Olaf Lutheran Church at 3 p.m. The church is located at 239 N. Eleventh St., in Fort Dodge. Webster City residents who sing with this group are Barb Wollan, Megan Caine, Mark Andrew, and Karin and Alan Yungclas. The theme is banned music. According to Jacob Pedersen, artistic director of the group, this concert hopes to explore and inform about choral music that has either been banned in history or the poet of the music has been banned. “Either way, this music isn’t explicit or foul. All ages ...

Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig visits Storm Flying Service Thursday

Iowa News October 23, 2026

Blue skies, and combines working the fields greeted Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig Thursday as he took a close look at the Storm Flying Service service to plant cover crops in the area. Steve and Mike Luedtke met Secretary Naig on the runway early Thursday, with the plane they use available ...

Know your merchants puzzler - Day #5

Local News October 22, 2026

The last and final day of the merchant puzzler features another of our Webster City businesses featured as part of our puzzle. Starting with last Friday's newspaper readers can be part of a scavenger hunt style puzzle that concludes at the end of Ladies Night Out on Thursday. We have ...

Ladies Night Out: Come see what we have in store

Local News October 22, 2026

It’s a night for the ladies, from far and near, and more than ever, a night for laughter, shopping, holiday browsing and enjoying the amenities and special activities throughout the night. Ladies Night Out in Webster City is the best night of the year to get out, explore, and enjoy ...

Susan Ahlers Leman Memorial Scholarship announced

Local News October 22, 2026

A new scholarship honoring the legacy of Susan Ahlers Leman will support college students from Fort Dodge and Webster City who are pursuing careers in music or theatre. The Susan Ahler Ahlers Leman Memorial Scholarship was created to celebrate Susan’s leadership and lifelong dedication to the arts in North Central Iowa. Prior to her passing in 2024, she played a pivotal role in revitalizing the Fort Dodge Fine Arts Association, elevating the arts throughout Fort Dodge and surrounding areas. Beginning in 2014, Ahlers worked to strengthen the Association’s presence and ...

Part One – Expensive, controversial project has a long history

Local News October 22, 2026

When it became clear Webster City had to replace or substantially upgrade its wastewater treatment plant in 2016, nobody thought it would take 10 years to get the project started. Certainly not Mayor John Hawkins, the only member of today’s City Council of Webster City who was also serving ...