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Local News

Ward 4: Alstott prevails

Kim Alstott has won the Ward 4 race for Fort Dodge City Council. See complete election results in Wednesday's Messenger.

New owners

The Better Way Project, an initiative launched by a group of local real estate investors, has announced its purchase of the former Land O’Lakes property located at 2827 Eighth Ave. S. That office building has been vacant for about a decade. A nearby Land O’Lakes feed mill was ...

McCubbin pulls through in Ward 3

Todd McCubbin has won the Ward 3 race for Fort Dodge City Council. See complete election results in Wednesday's Messenger.

Voters to decide city, school elections

Fort Dodge voters will see a full ballot in Tuesday’s general election. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. A list of polling places is in today’s edition of The Messenger. City voters will pick a mayor and six of the seven City Council members. Councilman Dave Flattery is ...

Moehnke, Davis win at-large seats

Terry Moehnke and Scott Davis have won at-large seats for the Fort Dodge City Council. Complete results will be in Wednesday's Messenger.

Badger firefighters get multipurpose rig

BADGER — The volunteer fire department in Badger has received a new truck capable of handling three key missions in one compact rig. The truck can extinguish grass and field fires with a remote control nozzle mounted on its front. It carries medical gear so that the firefighters can ...