Parts of several downtown streets will be closed before, during and after the Fort Dodge Country jam concert. Ninth Street between Central Avenue and First Avenue North will close at 8:30 a.m. Thursday and will remain closed until 3 p.m. Sunday. Central Avenue between Eighth and 10th streets will close at 8 a.m. Friday Ninth Street between Central Avenue and First Avenue South will be closed at 8 a.m. Friday and will reopen at 4 a.m. Sunday.
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon was in Fort Dodge Tuesday afternoon to announce that Iowa Central Community College is the first school in the nation approved to use a new form of student aid called Workforce Pell. These new grants will be available to students pursuing training as emergency medical technicians or paramedics.
ROCKWELL CITY — It’s hard to know what to celebrate when both Sweet Corn Daze — Rockwell City’s annual community celebration — and the town’s sesquicentennial hit at the same time. The ready answer. You do both. At the same time. Gwen “Cpt. Corn” Hiler, 15, of Rockwell ...
By BILL SHEA bshea@messengernews.net Travis Tritt will bring his Grammy award winning country music to downtown Fort Dodge Saturday night. The singer known for hits like “Help Me Hold On,” and “I’m Gonna Be Somebody” will be the headliner for the Fort Dodge Country Jam at Central Avenue and Ninth Street. Local band Stadium Dr will get things started. Blake Jack & 35 South will also perform. Tickets, which cost $55, are still available. Jim Reed, president of Shellabration Inc., the non-profit group that organizes the Country Jam and Shellabration concerts, said there is ...
WEBSTER CITY — Webster City has talked about replacing its high school for years. The school board seriously considered it in 2017, but lacked the votes to move forward. Now, school administration has confirmed a budget of $43.4 million is needed to rebuild the high school. A referendum ...
