VFW Post 1856, 518 S. 29th St., is holding a ham and bean soup meal beginning at noon Monday for a freewill donation. The meal will continue throughout the day. The public is invited.

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 ...

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 ...

Trinity United Methodist Church, 838 N. 25th St., will host a trunk or treat event from 5 to 6 p.m. Sunday in the church parking lot.

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 ...

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.