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Editorial

The Messenger unveils 64th football publication

Fall in Iowa is the season of harvest, pumpkins, orange-colored leaves and, of course, football. On cool Friday evenings and on Saturday afternoons, people from all across the Fort Dodge area gather every fall to watch their local heroes of the gridiron compete. They’ll scream and cheer for ...

Five individuals, one team enshrined in Hall of Fame

Iowa Central Community College has a tradition of honoring those who have made outstanding contributions in the classroom, on the playing fields and in the gym, and in their professional lives. Every year a handful of such individuals and groups are selected to be enshrined in the Iowa ...

Heart of Iowa Housing Trust Fund makes an impact

It didn’t take long for a relatively new housing fund to start making an impact in Webster and Hamilton counties. The Heart of Iowa Regional Housing Trust Fund was organized in late 2018 thanks to $217,108 from the state plus matching funds from local governments and banks. It started ...

Get out and vote today

There are exciting things going on in Fort Dodge. Fort Dodge and Webster County are well-positioned to prosper if creative leaders in government and the private sector leverage assets and resources appropriately to take advantage of the very real opportunities for business and commercial ...

4-H is about helping youths achieve

National 4-H Week, which began Sunday and concludes Saturday, is a good time to celebrate the enormous contributions 4-H makes to our community and nation. It’s hard to imagine anyone in Iowa who doesn’t know a bit about 4-H, but this week is an appropriate occasion to reflect on the ...

Redistricting plan deserves support

Every 10 years, the United States government counts the number of people who reside in our nation. This census then becomes the basis for determining how many members of the U.S. House of Representatives each state has. States also use the census in deciding how the boundaries for districts in ...