ROCKWELL CITY — It’s hard to know what to celebrate when both Sweet Corn Daze — Rockwell City’s annual community celebration — and the town’s sesquicentennial hit at the same time. The ready answer. You…
It's almost Country Jam time
By BILL SHEA bshea@messengernews.net Travis Tritt will bring his Grammy award winning country music to downtown Fort Dodge Saturday night.…
Webster City school officials make case for new high school
WEBSTER CITY — Webster City has talked about replacing its high school for years. The school board seriously considered it…
Restore and renew: Rockwell City clinic expansion breaks ground
Restore and Renew: Rockwell City clinic expansion breaks ground Project includes new construction, renovations ROCKWELL CITY - Stewart Memorial Hospital…
One dead in Sac County shooting
LAKE VIEW - A woman was shot to death Sunday in the Sac County community of Lake View, and a…
Shelter pets sweating it out
The dogs and cats at the Almost Home Humane Society of North Central Iowa have been sweating it out just…
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Like her brother before her, Anna Lursen will forever be remember as one of…
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Choose Iowa promotes high quality food and drink from our state
People across the United States increasingly want to know where their food comes from. It just makes sense to know where something you put in your body comes from. And a problem like the recent wave of stomach trouble caused by a parasite on lettuce only adds urgency to the desire for knowledge. The…
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It’s time for brick pavers to go
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Patience needed during busy road work season
The 2026 Girls State Softball Tournament did not end exactly the way the St. Edmond Gaels…
Work of many led to softball tourney’s success
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Flying fun for a good cause
HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt Rotary Club has a long-running tradition that combines a fly-in…
Travis Tritt to headline 2026 Fort Dodge Country Jam
The final concert of this 2026 summer season by the Karl L. King Municipal Band of…
Final Karl King Band summer concert is Sunday
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Local Business
Woodruff Construction celebrates 70 years of building Iowa’s communities
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Lifestyle Briefs
Catholic Daughters to meet Aug. 13
The Catholic Daughters Court 216 kick-off meeting will be held on Aug. 13, at the Corpus Christi Center beginning with Mass at 6 p.m. followed by dinner, social time, and a business meeting. Remember to use your invitation card to invite a friend to come with you. Members who would like to attend, please
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News Brief
Driver charged with ramming another vehicle
A Fort Dodge man is accused of deliberately ramming his vehicle into another one during a Thursday evening incident. In criminal complaints filed against Kevin L. Tessandori, Fort Dodge police wrote that he “used his vehicle as a weapon to collide with the victim’s vehicle as she was trying to get away from him.”…
Man charged with golf club attack
15th Street intersection to close Monday
Animal adoption group to mark birthday
Obituaries
Marlene Beckley
Celebration of Life for Marlene and Curt Beckley on Saturday, August 8th, Donna Jean Monkelien Pavillion at Oleson Park, 2:00-5:00 pm. www.foustfh.com