Webster County Engineer Jamie Johll joined nearly 2,000 county leaders from across the country for the National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Conference Feb. 21-24. Conference attendees shaped NACo’s legislative agenda, received updates on key federal policies, and advocated for ...

By BILL SHEA bshea@messengernews.net Iowa lawmakers have been talking about doing something with property taxes since the legislative session began in early January. Now the state Senate is getting ready to advance a proposal. State Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink, R- Fort Dodge, said during an ...

Throughout his career of caring for grieving families, Phil Gunderson has worked with compassion and integrity. He has applied that same compassion and integrity to helping his community in diverse ways, but especially in health care, economic development and education. For his long ...

Fort Dodge has a long list of attributes, according to Joey Coleman, who grew up here and graduated from St. Edmond High School. He told the audience at Thursday’s annual dinner of the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance that the list of those attributes includes businesses, parks, ...

Looking back on an action-packed year in the realm of economic and community development, Astra Ferris, the chief executive officer of the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance, said the past 12 months were more than busy. “We did not just have a busy 2025, we had a very defining one,” she ...

Three local businesses were recognized Thursday night for their contributions, and the contributions of their employees, to the United Way in Fort Dodge. Those companies are Valero Renewables, Fort Dodge Ford Lincoln Toyota and Decker Truck Line Inc. Randy Kuhlman, chief executive officer of ...