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Go and Do: Jan. 31, 2025

Around the area HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Community Chorus presents “For the Love of Music” at 7 p.m. TODAY and 2 p.m. SATURDAY and SUNDAY in the R. Wesley Carlson Auditorium at Humboldt High School, Humboldt. The big band will play one half hour before each show. Tickets are $12 for adults ...

Chick-fil-A day in FD

For anyone in the Fort Dodge area hungry for a taste of Chick-fil-A, today is the big day. The new Chick-fil-A restaurant at First Avenue South and 29th Street debuts today, with doors opening at 6:30 a.m. “We are very excited to be in Fort Dodge,” said Adam Heynen, the owner and ...

Young Professional at work

Editor’s note: This feature first ran in a special publication called Hometown Pride, published June 30, 2024, featuring people and organizations from Fort Dodge and the surrounding area who are making a difference in their communities. Justin Mikos is the current store manager of Mikos ...

Love Stinks

WEBSTER CITY — The Hamilton County Animal AdvoCATes cat rescue is in need of funding for supplies and its spay and neuter operations, and staff are willing to go to great — and stinky — lengths to fill the need. The Webster City rescue is hosting a Love Stinks fundraiser in February ...

New Kwik Star planned on North 15th Street

The Kwik Star convenience store at Second Avenue North and 15th Street will be replaced by a new larger, version in a project tentatively scheduled for next year. The new store will measure 7,320 square feet, according to information presented Tuesday to the city’s Plan and Zoning ...

‘We don’t have enough information’

Cities, nonprofits, and governmental organizations scrambled Tuesday morning to learn if their funding was part of a massive freeze on trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans by President Donald Trump. The Office of Management and Budget at the White House sent a vaguely worded ...