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Lunch on Central is today

Lunch on Central will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today in the alley in the 700 block of Central Avenue between The Messenger and the Webster County Courthouse. The cost is $8. The menu will be pork burger or tenderloin, pasta salad, potato chips and bottled water. Desserts will be offered for purchase by the Trinity United Methodist Youth Group. Lunch on Central is presented by Main Street Fort Dodge and is sponsored by MidAmerican Energy, Webster County Pork Producers, The Dariette and Daniel Pharmacy.

Road work underway on P59

Asphalt repairs are underway on Webster County Road P59 between Fifth Avenue South and U.S. Highway 20, according to the Webster County Road Department. Traffic will be reduced to one lane at times. The work will continue through Wednesday.

Born to teach

Feelhaver Elementary School is where it all began and where it will end for Susan Winter. It has come full circle for Winter, who has been a teacher for 33 years. She has spent the last 28 years in the Fort Dodge Community School District in the same building. Ironically, when she began ...

Fireworks offer light, sound, danger

The booming sound of fireworks can already be heard occasionally, and Independence Day is still a week away. With this year being the 250th birthday of the United States, people will be trying to make the July 4th holiday even more special, and fireworks will be part of the mix. But ...

From our files: June 2011

Go and Do: June 26, 2026

In Fort Dodge FORT DODGE — Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1436 21st Ave. N., will hold its annual car show from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. TODAY. Cars, trucks and motocycles welcome. There will be door prizes and trophies awarded. Freewill donation to enter. Free hot dog, chips and a drink will be provided. Ice cream floats will be for sale. Proceeds will be donated to Lutheran Family Service of Iowa. FORT DODGE — The Fort Museum, 1 Museum Road, will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. TODAY, and noon to 4 p.m. SATURDAY and SUNDAY. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for students and veterans ...