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Celebrate the red, white and blue

Local News

Area residents will have several opportunities to celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States today and Saturday. Fort Dodge will celebrate tonight with a free concert and fireworks. Big events are planned in Gowrie and in Williams in Hamilton County. Gowrie On Saturday, a whole ...

No paper on Saturday

News Brief

The Messenger will not be published on Saturday in commemoration of the Independence Day holiday. The weekend paper comes out today. The office is closed as well. Check www.messengernews.net over the weekend for breaking news. The Messenger will resume publication on Monday and the office ...

Bringing back the shine

Local Business

Tyrnan Lara has a fulltime job, but he also likes to stay busy — really busy. The 2018 Fort Dodge Senior High School graduate is a full time mechanical contractor in Des Moines, where he puts a lot of effort and time into it. Lara got exposure to being an owner with Swizzle, as part ...