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Duncombe Paint and Sip set for Monday

DUNCOMBE — Duncombe Betterment Committee is holding Holiday Paint and Sip at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Duncombe Tornado Shelter, 510 Folger St. The cost is $35 per person. Payment can be made by noon Friday by cash or check at City Hall or by Venmo @brittany-miller-36007 by Saturday. Snacks ...

Veterans Day celebration and swing dance Nov. 11

There will be a Veterans Day celebration and swing dance beginning at noon on Nov. 11 at the Best Western Starlite Village, 1518 Third Ave. N.W. At noon there will be food and drinks for purchase. There will be a guest speaker on the bridge project at 1 p.m., followed by live music from the ...

Fire scorches Gowrie garage

GOWRIE — No one was injured in a garage fire in Gowrie early Friday afternoon. The fire was reported at 12:45 p.m. on Main Street, east of City Park. Gowrie Fire Chief Brett Carlson said the fire started in a mower and the flames spread to the garage. A car parked inside the garage was ...

Almost Home closed today

The Almost Home Humane Society of North Central Iowa’s shelter in Fort Dodge will be closed to the public today. The shelter at 732 S. 32nd St. will reopen to the public on Wednesday as regularly scheduled.

Congressional aide to visit area

An aide to U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Hull, will visit several area communities this month to help residents with things like passports, Social Security, veterans benefits and IRS issues. The schedule is: • Clarion: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Oct. 23, Wright County Courthouse, 115 N. Main ...