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Calhoun, Webster County tornadoes confirmed by NWS

MOORLAND — At least 25 tornadoes struck Iowa in the past week, including confirmed tornadoes near Moorland and Rockwell City, according to National Weather Service damage surveys. No injuries were reported from the area twisters. There were also no reports of houses or large buildings being ...

All Cultures Equal (ACE) announces closure

After more than two decades of serving the Webster City community, All Cultures Equal has announced that the organization will officially close its doors on June 30. The final ACE food pantry distribution took place on May 15. ACE leadership shared that the decision comes after careful ...

Go and Do: May 22, 2026

Around the area OTHO — A Memorial Day ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. MONDAY at the Otho Cemetery, on Osceola Avenue south of 260th St. It will include decorating the graves of veterans, a ceremony at Veterans Monument, and taps. In Fort Dodge FORT DODGE — A Memorial Day ceremony ...

A GUIDING LIGHT

Quietly but confidently, the Duncombe Elementary School family collectively embraced the core tenets of the Leader in Me program four years ago. The Fort Dodge school committed itself to the program’s main message: improving the leadership habits and character traits of all students, ...

Feenstra bill aims to support rural maternity care

U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra is working on legislation he says will enable small rural hospitals to provide childbirth services while still keeping a form of extra Medicare support. The bill introduced by the Republican from Hull is intended to support those hospitals designated as critical ...

Fort Dodge to Denver flights resume

Flights between Fort Dodge and Denver, Colorado, resumed today. The first United Express flight from Denver landed at Fort Dodge Regional Airport just before 10 a.m. Arriving passengers were showered with multi-colored strings by the Ambassadors of the Greater Fort Dodge Growth ...