Fort Dodge and Webster County will be receiving an additional $408,900 from the state to help pay for improvements along the riverfront near downtown. The additional money will help to pay for a new parking…
Supervisors approve translation, transcription for Dispatch
The Webster County Supervisors approved a software interface quote Tuesday that will allow dispatch to have calls from non-English speakers…
Tritt concert draws about 4,400
Jim Reed said he’s often asked if he has fun organizing the Shellabration and Fort Dodge Country Jam concerts. The…
Council OKs recreation updates
By BILL SHEA bshea@messengernews.net Two new trail bridges and a fresh coat of paint for the fixtures at the Rosedale…
City issues $4.3M in bonds for Corridor Plaza
When a developer announced plans to turn the stagnant Crossroads Mall into a new multiuse area of stores, restaurants, a…
Investing in Calhoun County
TWIN LAKES — More than 150 guests gathered in the Moore family cornfield near Twin Lakes on Friday for Leadership…
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Local Sports
Dodgers get girls tennis season started
DES MOINES — The Fort Dodge girls tennis team stepped on the courts to begin the 2026 season here Tuesday evening vs. Des Moines Roosevelt. The Roughriders picked up a 10-1 dual victory over the Dodgers. The FDSH doubles pairing of seniors Teagan Loots and Brooklyn Kaloupek picked up a win in a super-tiebreaker…
Editorial
Shellabration Inc. is asset to Fort Dodge
Jim Reed and all the other volunteers who make up Shellabration Inc. have done it again. On Saturday night, about 4,400 people crammed into the intersection of Central Avenue and Ninth Street for this year's Fort Dodge Country Jam concert. They were treated to rousing performances by Travis Tritt, Blake Jack & 35 South…
The time for eating all kinds of food on a stick while gazing at a cow…
Nothing compares to the Iowa State Fair
Iowa Central Community College is leading the nation’s education system in a new and exciting direction.…
Hard work of many made Iowa Central program first in the nation
Area families are already beginning to think about the items that will be needed to send…
Iowa Sales Tax Holiday starts Friday
Local Lifestyle
Born for country
GOWRIE — On weekend nights, Spencer Suchan trades his day job for a guitar…
Flying fun for a good cause
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
Local Business
Evergreen Internet announces fiber optic construction project for North and South Twin Lakes
UnityPoint Clinic Norma Schmoker Imaging Center earns ACR accreditations
Search launched for next leader for Calhoun County Economic Development Corporation
Woodruff Construction celebrates 70 years of building Iowa’s communities
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
KYL adult programs scheduled
KYL invites kids and teens for fun
KYL announces fall programs
News Brief
Bond issue, contract on FD council agenda
The Fort Dodge City Council will meet at 6 p.m. today in the Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. S. A $4.2 million bond issue related to the development of Corridor Plaza is on the agenda. The bond debt will be paid with taxes generated at Corridor Plaza. The council will consider awarding contracts for…
Webster County Emergency Management seeks input from the public
Woman charged with neglecting horse
Women's Connection brunch is Aug. 11, RSVP requested
Obituaries
Earl Hoversten
Earl Hoversten died on Sunday, August 9, 2026. Services will be held at a later date. Boman Funeral Home (www.bomanfh.com).