No paper Monday due to the holiday
The Messenger will not be published on Monday in commemoration of the Labor Day holiday. Check www.messengernews.net throughout the day for breaking news updates. The Messenger will resume publication on Tuesday.
City announces sanitation schedule for Labor Day holiday
Due to the Labor Day holiday on Monday, garbage, and recycling collection routes for the City of Fort Dodge will be as follows: Garbage normally collected on Monday will be collected on Tuesday. Garbage normally collected on Tuesday will be collected on Thursday, Sept. 5. Garbage normally collected on Thursday, Sept. 5, will be collected on Friday, Sept. 6. The recycling route for Wednesday, east of 15th Street will be collected as normal. Central Maintenance Facility will be closed for yard waste disposal on Monday. Curbside yard waste will not be picked up on Friday, Sept. 6. The ...
Priest has September court date in theft case
ALGONA — A Catholic priest accused of stealing nearly $70,000 from two churches in Kossuth County faces a September court date. The Rev. Steven J. McLoud, 65, of Fort Dodge, has been charged with first degree theft and first degree fraudulent practice, according to the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office and court records. In criminal complaints filed against him, sheriff’s deputies accuse McLoud of stealing $69,781.82 between Aug. 1, 2017, and Jan. 1, 2023. They reported that $39,821.94 was taken from Divine Mercy Parish — St. Cecilia in Algona. McLoud is also accused of ...
FD is tops in Special Olympics donations
Fort Dodge won the gold medal in the recent Special Olympics Iowa Cop on a Rooftop fundraiser. The city Police Department was recently informed that Fort Dodge was the No. 1 fundraising location in Iowa this year. Area residents donated $3,137.02 to Special Olympics Iowa during the Aug. 16 event at Dunkin’, 2520 Fifth Ave. S. Personnel from the Fort Dodge Police Department, Webster County Sheriff’s Office and the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility were at the shop from 6 a.m. to noon that day to collect the donations. Donors received coupons for doughnuts and coffee.Those who ...
Concert set at Otho church
OTHO — The Otho United Methodist Church will host a concert by Chuck Crain beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the church. Freewill offerings will be accepted.
Free cookout planned
A free community cook-out will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 1 at Athletics for Education and Success, 712 Third St. N.W. The menu will include burgers, hot dogs and more. The cookout is sponsored by the Western Iowa Labor Federation and Athletics for Education and Success.