TWIN LAKES — One person was killed and 32 others were injured when a bus carrying a community college baseball team crashed in rural Calhoun County late Wednesday morning. At least two medical helicopters and ambulances from four counties responded. The identity of the person who died ...
Carter Johnson, 19, of Rapid City, Sioux Dakota, was killed in the Wednesday morning crash of an Iowa Lakes Community College bus, according to the college and the Iowa State Patrol. Officials released the name during a Thursday afternoon press conference at the college in Estherville. The ...
The Fort Dodge Play & Learn Center has been open and operating in downtown Fort Dodge for more than three years. Located on the second floor of the Wells Fargo Building, 822 Central Ave., the space offers hands-on and engaging play opportunities for children and families to enjoy. There are five stations at Fort Dodge Play & Learn Center: art, sensory, engineering, movement and imagination. Sessions are hosted on various weekdays and weekends, changing seasonally based on volunteer availability. For the second year in a row, The Fort Dodge Play & Learn Center has teamed up with ...
A Fort Dodge house was damaged by a late Tuesday afternoon fire. No one was injured. The fire was reported at 4:10 p.m. when smoke was spotted coming from the house at 221 S. Fourth St. No one was home, according to Fire Chief Matt Price. He said the fire was in a living room on the ...
A multi-vehicle accident has been reported on Highway 4 and 220th St in Calhoun County, involving a school bus. Multiple ambulances have been requested. The Messenger will provide additional information as it is made available and a full story in Thursday's paper.
Dana Preuschl has been named the new executive director of Webster County Veterans Affairs. Preuschl was introduced Tuesday to the Board of Supervisors. Preuschl has 24 years of active duty military service with the Iowa National Guard with nearly 35 years of service with the Guard. He ...
