The 1600 block of Second Avenue South will be closed to traffic beginning today, according to the Fort Dodge city engineering staff. It will remain closed for about a week. This section of road will be closed due to sanitary sewer work.

The Salvation Army will hold a garage sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday at 1320 N. 29th St.

ROCKWELL CITY - Root beer floats will be offered Wednesday to raise money to maintain the old railroad depot in Rockwell City. The floats will served beginning at 4 p.m. at 230 Fourth St. A freewill donation will be accepted. The depot was built in 1899.

In observance of the Independence Day holiday, the offices of The Messenger will close at noon on Monday. There will be no paper published on Tuesday. Check www.messengernews.net throughout the day for breaking news. The Messenger will be published on Wednesday.

Three area students were named to the Dean’s List at Loras College in Dubuque for the spring semester. They are: Algona ∫ Emma Fogarty Fort Dodge ∫ Abigail Landwehr ∫ Isaac Landwehr To be named to the Dean’s List a student must have a 3.5 grade point average while taking a ...

Cera Stroh, of Fort Dodge, graduated from Central College in Pella with Alpha Zeta Mu honors. To receive that honor, she earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.8. Stroh was one of 83 Central College graduates to receive that honor.