-Messenger file photo
Fort Dodge City Councilman Curt Olson, center, reads a statement on behalf of Mayor Matt Bemrich during a dedication and recognition of a section of Fort Dodge’s downtown district as a Historic District by the National Register of Historic Places. At left, historian Roger Natte, Steve Pederson, a member of the Downtown Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District board, and Rick Carle, right, who helped run the dedication program.