A man was injured when a section of a massive tree trunk fell and pinned him to the ground on a steep hillside in Fort Dodge Wednesday afternoon. He was freed during a complex rescue effort by firefighters and police officers and was transported by ambulance to UnityPoint Health - Trinity ...
A new bridge will enable the already extensive trail system at the Gypsum City OHV Park to grow even more. Getting the bridge in place will make it possible to expand the trail system to the southeast corner of the park, according to the state Department of Natural Resources and Webster County Conservation. The bridge will be a 100-foot long pre-manufactured steel structure over a ravine. It will have an eight-foot wide concrete deck that OHVs will travel on. The Iowa Natural Resources Commission hired Dixon Construction, of Correctionville, to install the bridge at a cost of ...
Just in time for National Hispanic Heritage Month, the annual Afro-Latino Festival was held Wednesday at the Student Resource Center on Iowa Central Community College’s Fort Dodge campus. Hundreds of students and other members of the public packed the venue, sampling Afro-Latino food ...
WEBSTER CITY — For the 40th year, Webster City invites the Doodle Bug Club of America to take their scooters out of garages, storage units and backyards to travel to the town where it all began. Webster City. Gerald Huisman, president of the club which has members from all over the ...
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said he will continue to push for better markets for Iowa farmers and improved water quality in the state if voters return him to office in November. And during a visit to Fort Dodge Tuesday, the Republican said he will seek to expand a program that ...
Building and creating on stage is something Amelia Stephan has enjoyed doing and it’s also her life’s pursuit. The senior has enjoyed her three-plus years at Fort Dodge Senior High School and is desiring to pursue a career in architecture as her college career path will begin at Iowa State University in the College of Design. Being an architect has been a goal of Stephan’s since she talked to The Messenger in the fourth grade. “One of my goals for the future is to be an architect,” Stephan told The Messenger as a fourth grader. “I know that I'm going to have to work hard ...
