🌱 Boys Cross Country: Fort Dodge Invitational (Varsity) and 10 more events

Good morning to you Badger! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• FDPL Book Club ~ In the Unlikely Event at Fort Dodge Public Library
• Boys Cross Country: Fort Dodge Invitational (Varsity)

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

From our Partner
Today's Badger Patch AM is brought to you in part by T-Mobile - America's Best Mobile Network, according to Ookla Speedtest. Based on analysis by Ookla® of Speedtest Intelligence® data 1H 2026. We thank T-Mobile for their support in helping to keep communities like ours connected and for making today's Badger Patch AM possible.
Find a T-Mobile store near Badger.

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cooler; a few morning showers, with a high of 65 and low of 42 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 63, low: 45.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 46 degrees.

📸 Around Badger

Subscribe

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

🗓 Upcoming Events in Badger

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

★ Featured events ★

Monday October 5
• FDPL Book Club ~ In the Unlikely Event →
  Fort Dodge Public Library, 424 Central Ave, Fort Dodge
  6:00 pm

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

Other local events

Thursday October 8
• Boys Cross Country: Fort Dodge Invitational (Varsity) →
  Lakeside Municipal Golf Course, 1417 Nelson Ave, Fort Dodge
  6:00 pm

📣 Badger Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Lost Limb Riders Weekly Community Meeting →
  Fort Dodge Public Library, 424 Central Ave, Fort Dodge
  9:30 am
• Volleyball: Humboldt vs Algona (Freshman)
  Algona Middle School MS Gym
  5:30 pm
• Volleyball: Humboldt vs Algona (Junior Varsity)
  Algona High School HS Gym
  5:30 pm
• Paint & Sip: Frightful Forest Friends →
  Soldier Creek Winery, 1584 Paragon Ave, Fort Dodge
  6:30 pm
• Algona at Humboldt →
  Humboldt IA
  7:00 pm
• Volleyball: Humboldt vs Algona (Varsity)
  Algona High School HS Gym
  7:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Football: Algona vs Humboldt (Varsity)
  Humboldt High School
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Adult Class 14+: Ceramic Paint Your Own Succulent Hanging Basket and Plant →
  Blanden Art Education Building, 224 S. 8th St, Fort Dodge
  10:00 am
• Adult Class 14+ Ceramic Paint your own succulent hanging basket+ plant →
  Blanden Art Education Building, 224 S. 8th St, Fort Dodge
  10:00 am
• Free Art Saturday for Kids →
  Blanden Art Education Building, 224 S. 8th St, Fort Dodge
  2:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I would like to thank the people who donated books into our book deposit outside the library.
  It was a wonderful surprise! The other day somebody dropped off a puzzle to donate again very thankful you ! (Nextdoor Badger)

• Valero Energy Corporation posted a job opening for Shipping & Receiving Operator - Ethanol Plant in Fort Dodge. Apply here.
• Premium Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser - Walmart in Fort Dodge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Badger here.

🗞 Nearby News

Fort Dodge

• Day of kindness to honor Henderson (messengernews.net)
• Guided by faith (messengernews.net)
• Iowa State Patrol investigate a crash of two vehicles near Fort Dodge Monday morning. (kqradio.com)

Humboldt

• Boys run at Algona (messengernews.net)

Ok Badger! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

👉 Help make Patch AM better

• Help us grow by suggesting local news sources.
• Shape this newsletter with your feedback.
• List items for sale or services offered

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what's happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook