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DODGER VOGEL CENTERS HERSELF
As Hailey Vogel became a more accomplished swimmer at Fort Dodge Senior High, her passion and work ethic intensified. Vogel’s perspective, on ...
Enjoy the Progress Agriculture section
The annual Progress edition wraps up with the Agriculture section in today’s edition of The Messenger. It provides a comprehensive look at how a wide array of ...
Eggs and Issues is democracy in action
Interaction between citizens and the officials they elect to represent them is crucial to a democracy. Citizens must be able to tell the ...
Manson Meridian Singers to present Broadway!
Fort Dodge Area Symphony presents ‘Best of Broadway’
“A Broadway-themed concert is something we have been talking about for a long, long time,” said Hope Brown, president of the Fort Dodge Area ...
Nurses named to 2025 ‘Great Iowa Nurses’
Two Fort Dodge nurses were named as 2025 Great Iowa Nurses for their contributions to their patients, team members, and the nursing profession. Ellen Vanderhoff ...
Town and Country — Hometown Motors brings best of both to Rockwell City
‘Innovation in rural hospitals’
FD chili cook-off is March 1
The Fort Dodge Chili Lovers’ Society chili cook-off is March 1 at the Fort Museum Opera House, One Museum Road. Cooks doors open at 9:30 a.m. and public doors open ...
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Grandparenting Legacy Summit March 1, register by Feb. 28
FD City Council awards contracts
Two contracts for some routine maintenance work were awarded by the Fort Dodge City Council Monday. Weikert Contracting, of Cedar Falls, was hired to paint lane ...
Fort Dodge Police Department warns of ankle monitor scam
Messenger staff wins INA honors
Elva Barnett
Elva M. Barnett, age 83, of Pocahontas, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral Service is 10:30 AM, ...
