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A Webster County jury found a Duncombe man guilty of multiple sexually related offenses last week. According to court documents, Brandon Patterson, 44, was found guilty of seven counts of third-degree sexual abuse following a four-day trial in Webster County District Court. “I’d like to thank law enforcement for working diligently on this case,” said Webster County Assistant County Attorney Bailey Cavanaugh. “I’m thankful the jury returned a guilty verdict, which ensured justice for the victim in this case.” The case was investigated by the Webster County Sheriff’s ...

FD man behind bars again just months after release

Just 16 months after being sentenced to prison for involuntary manslaughter, a Fort Dodge man is back behind bars again. Olnario Rodriguez-Ruffridge was arrested Saturday by Fort Dodge police after he reportedly broke into an apartment and assaulted two people inside. According to court ...

FD girl named Hawkeye Kid Captain

Lily Lee, of Fort Dodge, was meeting all of her early milestones, but her parents became concerned when she still wasn’t walking well after her first birthday. “It was a completely perfect normal pregnancy and birth,” says Lily’s mother, Mya Lee. “There was not a single ...

Pancakes, planes support Brushy Creek Honor Flight

Pancakes, airplanes and a community effort at the Fort Dodge Regional Airport helped to raise more than $5,600 to send area veterans to Washington, D.C. The Fort Dodge Regional Airport hosted a pancake fly-in fundraiser for the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight on Sept. 12, raising $5,679.53 ...

In another realm

FARNHAMVILLE — For a few brief shining hours Saturday afternoon, Bob Meyer, of Callender, wasn’t Bob Meyer, of Callender. Instead he was Merlin the Magician from the Realm of Camelot. He was visiting the Kingdom of Farnhamville to partake in the wonders of the town’s inaugural ...

Ulrich outlines Pell grant impact in DC

By BILL SHEA bshea@messengernews.net Iowa Central Community College President Jesse Ulrich was in Washington, D.C., Friday telling national leaders how a new version of federal student aid will make an impact locally. That new form of aid is called Workforce Pell. Iowa Central is the ...