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Conservation event will help people ‘spring into spring’

It may not seem like it this weekend, but spring will inevitably come to Iowa. To get people ready for the warmer weather, Webster County Conservation has a special event planned for March 28 at Camp WaNoKi, southeast of Fort Dodge at 2400 WaNoKi Camp Road. It will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will feature these four activities: • Learning how maple syrup is made. Those in attendance will see that syrup comes from trees, not plastic bottles at the supermarket. They will also get to sample its natural goodness with Dutch oven cornbread. • Making walking sticks and other ...

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‘A Journey Through Parkinson’s Disease’

Growing older is the greatest risk factor for getting Parkinson’s disease and many people live with symptoms for several years before being diagnosed. Often people in early stages of Parkinson’s disease assume their symptoms are part of normal aging or are due to other health problems they may have, such as arthritis. However, early Parkinson’s disease symptoms may not be that apparent and may even come and go. Frequently it is the spouse or other relatives who first notice slight problems with a loved one’s movements. To learn about Parkinson’s disease, its effects, and ...

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FD man arrested in Ames double homicide

By BILL SHEA bshea@messengernews.net A man wanted in connection with a January shooting in Fort Dodge has been charged with stabbing a woman and child to death Friday night in Ames, according to Ames police. Davontrez R. McCuddin, 22, of Fort Dodge, has been charged with two counts of first degree murder, police in Ames reported. At 8:42 p.m. Friday police and emergency medical personnel were dispatched to 3917 Tripp St. in Ames for a reported stabbing. There they found a woman and a young child, both suffering from multiple stab wounds. Both of them died, police ...

The Kayser Family: knitted together by love

WEBSTER CITY — It's 4,200 miles from Webster City to Balestrand, Norway, but that’s never been a barrier to the Kayser family. There’s a simple, one-word explanation: it’s all about family. Jon’s grandfather, Frederick, came from Norway to Iowa in 1883, settling in Buffalo ...