Martin Luther King Jr. Day, to be observed Monday, is an appropriate time to recall an exceptional person. But more importantly, it’s a time to recommit the nation to the cause for which King died and the legacy he left for all of us. The famed civil rights leader, assassinated April 4, ...
Nearly 250 middle school students representing more than 20 schools will perform at St. Edmond Catholic School today for the annual Karl King Honor Band concert. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. The event starts at 5 p.m. Abby Borene, St. Edmond’s band director for grades 5-12, said the day of ...
The Messenger will not be published on Monday in commemoration of the Martin Luther King Day holiday. The Messenger office will be open Monday during normal business hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Check www.messengernews.net over the weekend for breaking news. The Messenger will resume ...
WEBSTER CITY — After more than two decades of cutting hair, Russ Chelesvig, owner of The Barber Shop, 1002 Second St., has announced he’ll retire at the end of January. Barbering was a second career for Chelesvig, one he loved, excelled at and now leaves for an active retirement. ...
Police Log FORT DODGE Thursday A welfare check was conducted in the 600 block of Central Avenue. Harassment was reported in the 3100 block of 11th Avenue North. A civil dispute was reported in the 900 block of Fifth Avenue North. A violation of a no contact order was reported in the ...