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Man arrested after chase that ended with vehicle hitting garage

A Fort Dodge man was arrested after a Wednesday night vehicle chase in which speeds exceeded 100 mph. The chase ended when the man crashed his car into a garage on Third Avenue North and attempted to run away. Jeremy D. McCorley, 37, of 1001 10th Ave. S.W., was arrested by the Iowa State Patrol and charged with eluding and speeding over 25 mph over the speed limit. According to the criminal complaint filed against McCorley, troopers stopped his 2026 Mazda on U.S. Highway 20 in Webster County for a traffic violation. He raced away from the traffic stop, troopers reported.The pursuit ...

Horan was wounded in Vietnam combat

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 ...

Land O’Lakes building gets new owner

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 ...

Chase ends in crash

-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 ...

Unique art for a cause

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 ...

Three hurt in Des Moines Post Office shooting

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 ...