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Nestle Purina supports vet tech training

Team members from Nestle Purina Fort Dodge recently presented a $30,000 donation to leaders of the Iowa Central Foundation to supply veterinary consumables and advanced diagnostic equipment for the Iowa Central Community College veterinary technician program. The donation was delivered ...

‘Pond Paintings’ coming to Blanden

The Blanden Memorial Art Museum announces “Pond Paintings,” a solo exhibition by artist Kim Bromley, on view in the East Gallery from Feb. 7 through April 18. A public reception will be held from to 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 21, with an artist talk beginning at 3 p.m. This event is free ...

Service of Ron Newsum to be honored at Frontier Days

The organizers of Frontier Days 2026 had a plan to surprise their chosen marshal for the June 5-7 celebration. Two of his colleagues on the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight Committee were to persuade Ron Newsum to attend a meeting Tuesday evening in the Opera House at the Fort Museum and ...

Frontier Days will be ‘Passport to the Past’

Frontier Days 2026 will be held June 5-7 with events at the Fort Museum and Frontier Village plus a big parade downtown. This year’s theme is Passport to the Past. One of the activities will feature stations where people can get a kind of passport stamped just like a travel ...

Supervisors approve half-million dollar paving agreement

The Webster County Supervisors approved a half-million dollar agreement Tuesday with Hidden Acres Christian Center, south of Dayton, for paving work on 390th Street and Union Avenue. The project will pave approximately one mile of 390th Street between Taylor Avenue and Union Avenue and Union ...

Taking center stage with Jonah Mosier

Jonah Mosier started practicing the craft of acting at a young age. It wasn’t to get better or to become a star, it was just to have fun. With his brother Caleb, the St. Edmond Catholic School senior would play in the living room and come up with their own games. As a Gael, Mosier ...