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News of Record: Feb. 17, 2026
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Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Monday Driving while barred — Tijuan L. Isom, 20, 1547 27th Ave. N., preliminary hearing set for March 6. Shania A. Starling, 29, 814 Eighth Ave. N., preliminary hearing waived. Provide false identification information — Tijuan L. Isom, 20, 1547 27th ...
USG Fort Dodge plant awards $5,000 to Almost Home Humane Society of North Central Iowa
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USG Fort Dodge has announced that the company’s Community Foundation Grant for 2025 has been awarded to Almost Home Humane Society of North Central Iowa, a nonprofit animal shelter that provides a safe refuge for homeless dogs and cats, and works to place them in permanent, loving ...
Greeting Duncombe students
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Sick days continue
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Despite the springlike weather, it is still winter and the viruses and sicknesses people associate with cold days keep spreading through the Fort Dodge community. There have been enough sick students in the Fort Dodge Community School District to prompt school nurses to urge parents to ...
No paper Monday due to the holiday
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The Messenger will not be published on Monday in commemoration of the Presidents Day holiday. The Messenger office will be open Monday during normal business hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Check www.messengernews.net over the weekend for breaking news. The Messenger will resume publication on ...