Volunteers are being sought to help pick up litter in the fields around the major stores on the east side of Fort Dodge. A cleanup effort is planned to begin at 3 p.m. Tuesday. To volunteer, send an email to lydia@greaterfortdodge.com. Trash bags and gloves will be provided. On the day ...

Do you know someone who has gone above and beyond for their community? Nominate them for The Messenger’s 2023 Hometown Pride publication. Email your nominations to hometownpride@messengernews.net ASAP. Please include the name, hometown and contact information for the nominee, as well as why ...

Local residents with old, unused or outdated prescription drugs are invited to bring those medications to Daniel Pharmacy in Fort Dodge for collection and disposal on Saturday. The National Drug Take Back Day, sponsored by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, has collected more than ...

State legislators will answer questions from the public during an Eggs and Issues forum Saturday morning. The forum will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the Triton Cafe on the Iowa Central Community College campus. Eggs and Issues is sponsored by the college and the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance.

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in Webster County will be hosting a ServSafe food safety certification class in Fort Dodge on May 25. Holly VanHeel, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach human sciences specialist, Food and Health, will be teaching the class. VanHeel has ...

Traffic restrictions will be in place at two intersections along 10th Avenue North, according to the Fort Dodge city engineering staff. There will be lane closures at 10th Avenue North and 24th Street and 10th Avenue North and 29th Street. These closures will begin today and will be in place ...