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News of record: Nov. 6, 2026

Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Thursday Third-degree criminal mischief — Miranda N. Sanders, 35, 223 Eighth Ave. N., preliminary hearing set for Nov. 13, no contact order issued. First-degree harassment — Stephaine D. Harrison, 51, 116 Fourth St. N.W., preliminary hearing set for Nov. 13, no contact order issued. Eluding, speed over 25 mph over limit — Jeremy D. McCorley, 35, 1001 10th Ave. S.W., preliminary hearing set for Nov. 13. Police log FORT DODGE Wednesday A welfare check was conducted at North Seventh Street and Eighth Avenue North. An assault was ...

Horan was wounded in Vietnam combat

ROCKWELL CITY — Bill Horan’s Dad moved to Iowa after three failed wheat crops in Nebraska. He found the soil better, and it rained. He went to work as a hired man for eight years. Then he came to Calhoun County and bought a “wet, soggy farm” as many World War II veterans did at the ...

From our files: November 2011

Three hurt in Des Moines Post Office shooting

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A female postal worker shot two fellow employees at the main post office in Iowa’s capital city Thursday before being captured nearby, authorities said. A third employee was injured in a fall while trying to escape. None of the injuries were believed to be life-threatening, police said. “They’re all at the hospital. They are being cared for right now,” Des Moines police Sgt. Paul Parizek said of the victims, two women and a man. All were in stable condition. The shooting happened on the facility’s second floor, in an area not accessible to the ...

Haakenson received Purple Heart

During his time in South Vietnam, Steve Haakenson jumped out of helicopters and inched through tunnels in pursuit of an elusive enemy. He carried up to 150 pounds of gear as he and his fellow Army soldiers slogged through jungles. And he survived a massive explosion that inflicted wounds ...

Chase ends in crash

-Messenger photo by Bill Shea People look at a car that hit the garage at 2219 Third Ave. N. Wednesday night while the driver was reportedly trying to elude law enforcement. One man was taken into custody following a pursuit that began outside the Fort Dodge city limits and ended at about ...