To the editor: May is Mental Health Month. By urging my public officials to prioritize suicide prevention, mental health and crisis care, I am hoping to influence collective change to support #MentalHealth4All. Right now, individuals in crisis are able to call 1-800-273-8255 to reach the ...

To the editor: The Fort Dodge Area Symphony is excited to announce our plans to resume in-person concerts for the 2021-2022 season. Please mark these dates on your calendar: Oct. 17, Dec. 5, Feb. 27, 2022; and April 10, 2022. All concerts will begin at 3 p.m. and will be held in the Fort ...

To the editor: The family of Annji Marie Madsen wish to pass the most heartfelt thank you for the outpouring of thoughts of the family at the time of Annji’s passing. Michael E. Madsen and family Fort Dodge

To the editor: Recently my family has experienced some racism in town. I shared my story of what happened with my friends, but kept it away from my teachers. Until one of my friends told me, “You should tell Ms. (Nancy) Gabriel about what happened.” Ms. Gabriel is my study hall teacher and ...

To the editor: There’s a lot of scary, troubling news in the world today. It’s easy to get depressed and fearful. But then I think of the words of Fred Rogers, best known for his Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood TV show. “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother ...

To the editor: I am writing in regards to the story written in The Messenger about the travel center on U.S. Highway 20 and Poplar Avenue. I am a resident of 235th Street, born and raised here. As many of my neighbors have done, I have devoted much of my life and income to preserving the ...