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Water, pheasants topics at Coffee and Conservation

Water quality was the focus of a Coffee and Conservation session Saturday at the Matt Cosgrove River’s Edge Discovery Center. The program featured information on Webster County Conservation’s volunteer water testing program, river cleanup efforts and future initiatives to ensure water quality for recreation and agriculture. Jerry Beck, of Pheasants Forever, was present and reported that the area should be the site of good pheasant hunting this fall. The Discovery Center at 20 N. First St. is truly on the edge of the Des Moines River. From that site, the Webster County ...

Two more officers added to FDPD

Two new Fort Dodge police officers were introduced to the City Council Monday. Blake Smith grew up in Coalville and graduated from Southeast Webster High School. He has worked various jobs, and has been a member of the Webster County Sheriff’s Office Reserve for about two and a half years. Lestat Lesher is a native of Florida who moved to Iowa and graduated from Manson Northwest Webster High School. He most recently served as a corrections officer at the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility and is a member of the Iowa Army National Guard. Lesher and Smith fill vacancies that bring ...

Iowa Lakes grads named

Several area students graduated from Iowa Lakes Community College at the end of the spring semester. Here is a list of the graduates provided by the Estherville based college. Algona Evan Boothroyd, Kohl Dodds, Jebediah Dow, Brody Gronau, Christopher Weydert Bode Joseph Ricklefs Lake City Tori Best Laurens Kendall Evans, Israel Kanz, Clayton Rubel. Manson Tanner Jondle Pocahontas Tiffani Lewis Rolfe Rylie Frerk

FD Women’s Connection to host brunch at Tea Thyme; reservations required

Fort Dodge Women’s Connection invites all area women to a brunch at Tea Thyme, 2021 Sixth Ave S., Fort Dodge, at 9:30 a.m.. on July 14. Tickets are $15 inclusive. The special feature will be Elissa Savov, of Fort Dodge, who will provide musical entertainment. She is a mother of four children who she homeschools. The main speaker is Joyce Buseman from Centerville, South Dakota. Her talk is entitled “Insurance for a Secure Future.” She talks about her restoration after a personal tragedy. She is a retired postmaster/insurance agent who talks about growing up in a secure ...

Club Roundup: Week of July 6, 2026

Retirees Fort Dodge Animal Health Retirees: 11:15 a.m. Monday, Pizza Ranch, 3311 Fifth Ave. S. Service clubs Fort Dodge Noon Rotary: Noon Monday, Shiny Top Brewing, 520 Central Ave. Fort Dodge Civitan Club: 5:30 p.m. Monday, Pizza Ranch, 3311 Fifth Ave. S. Daybreak Rotary Club: 7 a.m. Tuesday, board room, Triton Cafe, Iowa Central Community College. Fort Dodge Noon Kiwanis: Noon Tuesday, Pizza Ranch, 3311 Fifth Ave. S. Noon Lions: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, The Lion’s Den, 731 Exposition Drive. Noon Sertoma Club: Noon Thursday, Pizza Ranch, 3311 Fifth Ave. S. Support ...

No paper on Saturday

The Messenger will not be published on Saturday in commemoration of the Independence Day holiday. The weekend paper comes out today. The office is closed as well. Check www.messengernews.net over the weekend for breaking news. The Messenger will resume publication on Monday and the office will be open normal hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.