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🌱 12/16/25 Humboldt Rotary Club Meeting and 11 more events

You won't want to miss Karaoke Night at Dodger Tap on the Ottosen Patch calendar

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  • Tuesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 39 and low of 21 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 39, low: 31.
  • Thursday: Very windy; mostly cloudy, with a high of 37 and low of 6 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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πŸ—ž Nearby News

Fort Dodge

  • Saturday December 14th high school basketball roundup (kgloam.com)
  • Snowfall in Des Moines already exceeds entirety of last season (kcci.com)
  • Boy, 9, Clears Snow Off a Fire Hydrant, Allowing Firefighters to Save Lives the Next Day (people.com)

Eagle Grove

  • Eagle Grove basketball drops Top of Iowa West doubleheader against Bishop Garrigan (kqradio.com)

Webster City


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