Storyteller August Green will be at the Fort Dodge Public Library, 424 Central Ave., at 6 p.m. on Monday. Green is a talker by nature and a storyteller by trade, with a unique blend of humor, energy, and relatability. He’s been called “a modern-day Andy Griffith with a twist of Garrison ...

High school students are invited to submit their artwork for the 2025 Congressional Art Competition. One winner from the Fourth Congressional District of northwest Iowa will have their artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year. Three runners-up will have their work displayed in the ...

Do you know someone who has gone above and beyond for their community? Nominate them for The Messenger’s 2025 Hometown Pride publication. Email your nominations to bshea@messengernews.net. Please include the name, hometown and contact information for the nominee, as well as why you are ...

Applications are now being accepted for $1,000 music scholarships for the 2025-2026 school year. Applicants must be college students majoring in vocal music, performance, or education with a sophomore, junior, or senior status by the beginning of the award year. Students presently attending ...

The 2025 Cash for Cougars Phone-a-thon will take place on March 10. This event is sponsored by the Manson Northwest Webster Education Foundation. The students will meet at 5 p.m. at the MNW Elementary School for a light meal, and then make calls from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. The senior class ...

Two contracts for some routine maintenance work were awarded by the Fort Dodge City Council Monday. Weikert Contracting, of Cedar Falls, was hired to paint lane stripes and other markings on city streets at a cost of $105,479.80. It also awarded a contract for mowing at North Lawn Cemetery ...