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Crapser trial continued to May
February 9, 2012 CLARION – The trial for a woman accused of first-degree murder in the death of a 5-year-old girl is postponed. Kara Crapser, 21, of Eagle Grove, was to appear before a jury Feb. more »»
Audit finds no major errors in FD books
February 9, 2012 State auditors found no major problems with Fort Dodge city government finances in a just-completed examination of the municipal accounts. more »»
Crapser murder trial reset for May
February 9, 2012 CLARION — The trial of a woman accused of first-degree murder in the death of a 5-year-old girl is postpone. more »»
FD landlord association to host class on bedbugs
February 9, 2012 The Fort Dodge Area Landlords Association is hosting an open educational program Feb. 29 on this topic: controlling bedbugs. “We do have bedbugs in Fort Dodge,” Marge Flannery, FDALA member, said. more »»
Doubly successful
February 8, 2012 A bed drive held by the Fort Dodge Community Foundation and United Way on Martin Luther King Jr. week was a tremendous succes. more »» 
Backpack Buddies
February 8, 2012 Fort Dodge Noon Sertoma and Laureate Iota met Wednesday at the Athletics for Education and Success building to pack food for the Backpack Buddies Project. more »»
Flim-flam foiled
February 8, 2012 Law enforcement officials in Webster County are putting out an alert after receiving reports of a construction scam in towns throughout the county. more »»
Hindt tells court he may change his plea
February 8, 2012 A former Fort Dodge Police officer charged with sexual abuse is set to have a plea change hearing Friday. more »»
Help for the troops
February 8, 2012 Iowa businesses that hire veterans would get a small break on their income taxes under a bill authored by state Sen. Daryl Beall. more »»
Tip line move eases jailers
February 8, 2012 For anybody who has submitted a tip to Crime Stoppers in the past month, they probably didn’t think it was any different than when people provided the information befor. more »»
Miller addresses offender issue
February 8, 2012 State Rep. Helen Miller is trying to get Iowa’s leaders to begin thinking about how to manage the oldest sex offender. more »»
Dems vote to spend more on schools
February 8, 2012 DES MOINES — The Iowa Senate voted Tuesday to spend an additional $122 million on public education during the 2013-14 school year, but Republicans who control the House said they won’t even debate... more »»
Webster City OKs new police contract
February 8, 2012 WEBSTER?CITY — The City Council of Webster City approved the new contact with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Iowa Council 61 police bargaining unit Monday night in... more »»
Webster County Supervisors meeting, Feb. 7
February 8, 2012 Webster County Supervisors... more »»
Solemn duty
February 7, 2012 The terrible human cost of war was a constant presence in the life of the Rev. Steve Peters for six months last year. more »»
Child abuse, poverty up in the past 10 years
February 7, 2012 Child abuse and child poverty have both increased in Webster County since 2000. In January, Iowa Kids Count released its data book, titled “Trends in the Well-Being of Iowa Children. more »»
FD property tax projected to increase
February 7, 2012 The city property tax levy in Fort Dodge would rise to $20.36 per $1,000 of taxable value under a proposal released Monday night. more »»
Water, sewer rate hikes planned for July 1
February 7, 2012 An 11 percent hike in Fort Dodge water rates on July 1 now appears to be increasingly inevitable. That increase was approved last year as part of a rate package covering 2011-2012 and 2012-2013. more »»
CJ Cheiljedang to pay for improvements via higher rates
February 7, 2012 By BILL SHEA Messenger staff writer CJ Cheiljedang Corp. more »»
Parking lot slated to be rebuilt
February 7, 2012 A rundown parking lot at the corner of First Avenue North and 10th Street may be rebuilt this yea. more »» Rockwell City Rotary February 10, 2012 Rockwell City Rotary Club: Noon, Community Center, 424 Main Street. more » Go and Do - Local Area Events
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