A step back in time
The first “Living Wax Museum” at the Fort Museum and Frontier Village was the brainchild of Lizzy Tiernan — a 16-year-old junior at St. Edmond Catholic High School in Fort Dodge. The event attracted dozens of participants and hundreds of observers on Monday. Traditionally at St. ...
Shooting by FD Police leads to lawsuit
The family of a man who was shot and killed by Fort Dodge police while in the midst of a mental-health crisis is now suing the city. The estate of Tyler Stansberry is suing the city, its police department, and officers Nicholas Ruggles, Matthew English, Mathew Webb and Andrew Lane in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. The lawsuit, which was originally filed last month in state court, states that Stansberry, 24, was autistic and had been diagnosed with schizophrenia. On March 16, 2024, according to the lawsuit, his brother, Tristan, called police and told the ...
King band scholarship concert set for Sunday
The third and final indoor concert for the 2026 season by the Karl L. King Municipal Band will begin at 3:30 p.m Sunday in the Fort Dodge Middle School Auditorium located at 800 N. 32nd St. There is no admission charge, since these concerts are provided by the City of Fort Dodge. This April concert is the band’s annual scholarship event, with the presentation of the Karl L. King Memorial scholarships. Talented students will audition during the day, and the winners will be announced during the afternoon concert. Winners will be recognized with either $500 scholarships to Iowa ...
County Road Dept. receives $21M in grants
By KELLI BLOOMQUIST The Webster County Roads Department is set to receive more than $21 million in grant funding this year. According to County Engineer Jamie Johll, most of the grants are from the federal government for bridge replacement projects. He said that the Webster County Board of Supervisors and Iowa’s federal legislators have helped to make the grants possible. “It all starts with the board supporting my office applying for these grants,” said Johll. “It takes a lot of upfront work to prepare federal grant applications, and although we have been very successful, ...
FDSH musical cast to support YWCA
By CHRIS JOHNSON cjohnson@messengernews.net Fort Dodge Senior High School students will be giving their best performance on stage, and they’ll also give fans the chance to give back. The Dodgers will perform “The Addams Family” for FDSH’s 99th annual musical at the Fort Dodge Middle School. As part of their community service project the FDSH choir students, in connection with “The Addams Family,” will be collecting donations for the local Fort Dodge YWCA. “I chose the YWCA for the service project this year because I knew I wanted to do something to give back to ...