ROCKWELL CITY — Bill Horan’s Dad moved to Iowa after three failed wheat crops in Nebraska. He found the soil better, and it rained. He went to work as a hired man for eight years. Then he came to Calhoun County and bought a “wet, soggy farm” as many World War II veterans did at the ...
The big building on Eighth Avenue South that was once the local office of Land O’Lakes will soon be a place where race cars will be stored and the administrative work for a local race track will be done. The Better Way Project on Wednesday announced the sale of the building to Jeff ...
-Messenger photo by Bill Shea People look at a car that hit the garage at 2219 Third Ave. N. Wednesday night while the driver was reportedly trying to elude law enforcement. One man was taken into custody following a pursuit that began outside the Fort Dodge city limits and ended at about ...
Looking for a Christmas gift that's guaranteed to get a laugh while supporting a great cause? The Fort Dodge Fine Arts Association (FDFAA) is bringing back its annual Poorly Drawn Portrait Fundraiser, giving the community a chance to turn their favorite photographs into one-of-a-kind works of questionable art. For a $25 donation, participants can submit a photograph of a person, pet, family, or just about anything they can dream up and receive their very own Poorly Drawn Portrait as a digital download. The catch? You never know who will draw your picture. You might get one of ...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A female postal worker shot two fellow employees at the main post office in Iowa’s capital city Thursday before being captured nearby, authorities said. A third employee was injured in a fall while trying to escape. None of the injuries were believed to be life-threatening, police said. “They’re all at the hospital. They are being cared for right now,” Des Moines police Sgt. Paul Parizek said of the victims, two women and a man. All were in stable condition. The shooting happened on the facility’s second floor, in an area not accessible to the ...
During his time in South Vietnam, Steve Haakenson jumped out of helicopters and inched through tunnels in pursuit of an elusive enemy. He carried up to 150 pounds of gear as he and his fellow Army soldiers slogged through jungles. And he survived a massive explosion that inflicted wounds ...
