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Go and Do: July 10, 2026

In Fort Dodge FORT DODGE — Karl L. King Municipal Band Concert is 7:30 p.m. SUNDAY at the Karl L. King Band Shell in Oleson Park. There is no admission charge, courtesy of the city of Fort Dodge. Persons attending are reminded to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets. No seating is provided. FORT DODGE — Webster County Conservation is holding Coffee and Conservation at 10 a.m. SATURDAY at the Matt Cosgrove River’s Edge Discovery Center, 20 N. First St. The topic is “What’s in the Water?” Coffee and light snacks will be provided. FORT DODGE — The Fort Museum, 1 Museum ...

Nearly $500,000 raised by Angel Ride

About 20 years ago, Shirley Hottman came up with an idea that would enable people to have a good time while generating money to help area women suffering from breast cancer. She gathered a group of volunteers and launched the first Angel Ride in 2007. “She just wanted to help cancer ...

Local landmark takes flight

Harcourt center gets historic recognition

HARCOURT — Just a few months after the attack on Pearl Harbor plunged the United States into World War II, a new gymnasium debuted at the Harcourt Consolidated School. The building’s days as the site of physical education classes and high school basketball games ended in 1978. ...

Webster County Auditor Abrams resigns

Webster County Auditor Shaunna Abrams resigned Tuesday, notifying the Board of Supervisors she will leave office July 16 — less than two years into the four-year term she won in 2024. Abrams, a Republican who took office Jan. 2, 2025, submitted her formal resignation to the board at 4:37 p.m. Tuesday. She cited the demands of the job, writing that “increasing demands and workload” had made it difficult to maintain a healthy work-life balance and that stepping down was the best decision for her at this time. In her resignation notice, she did not indicate what her future ...

Quilters honor two local veterans

HUMBOLDT — The Fort Dodge Area Quilters’ Quilts for Veterans Committee presented two veterans with Quilts of Valor in Humboldt recently. Gary D. Hendricks served from 1961 to 1970. His first tour of duty was in the Navy. He was at the first atomic test range in 1962 off Johnson ...