Community & Arts: Fort Dodge’s Blanden Memorial Art Museum brings back its free Art Festival this Saturday with family-friendly activities, local vendors, and live music. Local Libraries: Fort Dodge Public Library’s adult summer reading program, “Plant a Seed, Read!,” runs through Aug. 22 with hands-on events, trivia, and prizes. Pets & Health: Cedar Bend Humane Society opens an Outreach and Education Center in Waterloo with training, adoption events, and low-cost vaccination clinics, plus a June 9 ribbon cutting. Outdoor Recreation & Public Health: Iowa’s water pollution is being framed as a real summer-safety issue, affecting everything from swimming to outdoor plans. Agriculture Watch: Iowa officials are monitoring the New World screwworm detection in Texas cattle, with USDA response teams already on site. Education & Schools: Iowa’s new law expands procedures for handling violent and repeated disruptive behavior, aiming to improve classroom safety. Culture & Identity: K-pop is finding a home in central Iowa, with fans building community beyond the music. Food Access: Iowa’s SUN Meals program is back with 530+ free summer meal sites statewide for kids and teens. Local Services: Iowa City’s City Park Pool replacement is delayed, pushing the reopening to 2027.