The 2100 block of Ninth Avenue South will be closed to traffic beginning Monday, according to the Fort Dodge Public Works Department. That block is expected to be closed most of the week. Although the street is being closed for the placement of a water main valve, it is not anticipated that water will have to be shut off to any nearby residences or businesses.
Area residents will be able to safely and properly get rid of any unwanted paint or chemicals during a collection to be held today as part of the Shimkat Motor Co. Home & Farm Show brought to you by The Messenger and Farm News. The collection will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. by the North Central Iowa Regional Solid Waste Agency at the East Campus of Iowa Central Community College, 2031 Quail Ave. Cleaners, paint, lawn and garden sprays, insecticides and aerosol containers are among the things that will be accepted. A complete list of items can be found at www.ncirswa.org.
Three area students were named to the President’s List at Mercy College of Health Sciences in Des Moines for the winter 2024 quarter. They are Raven Parrish, of Fort Dodge; Cheyenne Groat, of Thor; and Ashley Riedesel, of Wesley. To be named to the Presidents List, they had to earn a grade point average of at least 3.75 for a minimum of four credit hours.
Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc. is holding an April donation drive to help others. Hygiene items such as shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, toilet paper, brushes and combs and shaving creams may be donated at UDMO, 704 Central Ave. Hygiene products are crucial yet not readily available to all. Donations will be distributed within the community.
The annual Easter Egg Hunt conducted by the Fort Dodge Moose Lodge will be held today at Dodger Stadium. The event was rescheduled due to weather. The hunt is for children aged 18 months through fourth grade. Admission is 50 cents per child. Children must be present. Registration begins at 10:45 a.m. today. Prizes will be awarded at the conclusion. No pets will be allowed at the event. Smoking is prohibited. For more information, contact the Moose Lodge after 4 p.m. at 515-573-7371 or Ann Machovec at 515-570-5475.
A bomb threat directed at the Fort Dodge Middle School Wednesday afternoon remains under investigation. No bombs were found during a methodical search of the building by about 25 law enforcement officers. “At this time there is no reason to believe that the physical safety of any student or staff was ever in danger,” Police Chief Dennis Quinn said in a written statement. At 2:54 p.m. the Police Department’s school resource officer was notified of the threat to the school at 800 N. 32nd St. The threat was received very near the end of the school day, and the building was ...