Beginning July 1, the Webster County Sheriff’s Office will have five sergeants on the force. On Tuesday, the Webster County Board of Supervisors approved a recommendation from Sheriff Luke Fleener to promote Deputy Pat Gerhardt to sergeant. Gerhardt has been with the WCSO for five years. ...

The Fort Dodge City Council on Monday purchased two small sport utility vehicles. One was bought from Shimkat Motor Co., of Fort Dodge, for $28,295. It will replace a 2015 Jeep Compass used by the building inspectors. The other was purchased from Fort Dodge Ford Lincoln Toyota for $29,532. ...

A section of 12th Street will be closed and water service to multiple customers will be shut off Monday so that utility work can be completed, according to the Fort Dodge Public Works Department. The department reported that 12th Street between Central Avenue and First Avenue North will be ...

The format of the Community Calendar that appears each day on Page 3 of The Messenger is changing so that readers can have more advanced notice of upcoming meetings and events. Today’s calendar lists events for both today and Thursday. Going forward, each day’s calendar will show the ...

Upper Des Moines Opportunity is holding a peanut butter and jelly drive during the month of May. Donations can be delivered to Upper Des Moines Opportunity from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at 1325 First Ave. S. in Fort Dodge.

An audit of the West Bend-Mallard Community School District has been released by Cornwell, Frideres, Maher & Associates, a Fort Dodge accounting firm. The auditors found that the district’s revenues for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2022, were $6,561,542. That is a 9 percent ...