To the editor: I am writing this on behalf of my fellow female veterans among us. The trend these days is for our male veteran brothers to wear ball caps displaying their veteran status showing their service in Vietnam, the ship they served on or even their retirement for the many loyal ...

To the editor: On the back page of the sports section on Oct. 27, you declared October Pork Month. I’d like to update the pork industry facts. As of August 2017, in a report to the EPA, the DNR reported 10,289 CAFOs with 300 under construction. The DNR also reported another 3,797 unknown ...

To the editor: I lived in Fort Dodge from 1982 to 2004, and was privileged to serve on the City Council for 11 of those years. I loved living there, and still think of it as home. I read The Messenger daily. I know that good things are happening in FD and Webster County, and I applaud ...

To the editor: Hi! My name is Susie Fritz. My husband Mark and I were both born and raised in Fort Dodge. After Mark served four years in the United States Navy, we returned to Fort Dodge to raise our family. We both love, and our proud of our hometown, Fort Dodge! That is the way we raised ...

To the editor: In the past few months, I’ve had a very bad experience with my internet and cable provider. The technicians have been to my house four times — three of them for 3+ hours at a time without resolving my internet and cable problems (I have had to leave work each time). With ...

To the editor: I live in Ward 2 and Justin (Myers) is my cousin. Our grandparents lived in the Ward and so did Justin’s grandma on his mom’s side. The only reason his parents moved out of the city is because his dad started his own repair shop out by where the ethanol plant is now. ...