Trent Bockoven will always be grateful for the way the Fort Dodge community has treated both his business and his family. The owner of Superior Siding & Seamless Gutter and his son, Mason, were recently discussing the best way to show their appreciation for a nearly 50-year ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...