10 Years ago: April 11, 2009

NEWS: Iowa’s Trumpeter Swan Restoration Program had placed more than 1,000 swans around the state, including at Moorland Pond.

SPORTS: Iowa Central beat Southwestern 8-0 and 19-0 in softball.

25 Years ago: April 11, 1994

NEWS: Fort Dodge Senior High senior Allyson Price was highlighted in The Messenger’s School Ties feature.

SPORTS: The Fort Dodge junior volleyball club won the silver division of the Midwest Boys Volleyball Classic in Minneapolis.

50 Years ago: April 11, 1969

NEWS: James D. McNally, a Fort Dodge native, was commissioned an Army second lieutenant.

SPORTS: St. Edmond beat Algona Garrigan 77-64 in a track dual.