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Final King Band summer concert Sunday

The final concert of this 2024 summer season by the Karl L. King Municipal Band will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Karl L. King Band Shell in Oleson Park. Admission is free, courtesy of the City of Fort Dodge. There will be a homemade ice cream social provided by the Good Shepherd ...

Rick Springfield to headline Shellabration

The musical tale of “Jesse’s Girl” will echo throughout downtown Fort Dodge Friday when Rick Springfield takes the stage for this year’s Shellabration concert. The Babys, a British band most popular from 1977 to 1980, will take the stage in advance of Springfield, a Grammy Award ...

King Band summer concerts continue in the park Sunday

The weekly Sunday night band concerts by the Karl L. King Municipal Band will continue in Oleson Park for two more Sunday evenings in July. Beginning at 7:30 p.m., these concerts are held at the Karl L. King Band Shell. There is no admission charge, courtesy of the City of Fort Dodge. A ...

Disney’s Frozen Jr.

Could it be? Winter forever? Say it’s not so! Stage Door Productions, the local theater company dedicated to growing young performers, is warming up for its upcoming production of Disney’s "Frozen Jr." Anyone who thinks they know the story of "Frozen Jr." just might be surprised at ...

King Band to feature Jive for Five Sunday

The Karl L. King Municipal Band, conducted by Jerrold P. Jimmerson, along with assistant conductor Dan Cassady and announcer Paul Bloomquist, will perform its next weekly concert on Sunday. Concert time is 7:30 p.m. at the Karl L. King Band Shell in Oleson Park. There is no admission charge, ...

McKinneys both earn Miss Iowa pre-teen titles

OMAHA — Sisters Hadley and Landry McKinney of Fort Dodge both attained coveted awards here recently at the National American Miss state pageant. Hadley McKinney, who is entering seventh grade at the Fort Dodge Middle School, was named the 2024 National American Miss Iowa Pre-Teen Queen. ...