Kent attends advisor summit
Edward Jones Financial Advisor Ryan Kent, of Fort Dodge, recently returned from the 2026 Barron’s Advisor 100 Summit held in Beverly Hills, California. The summit brings together financial advisors from a variety of firms throughout the United States to explore best practices. “This ...
Myers Receives DAISY Award
Kiersten Myers, a registered nurse in Acute Care, received the DAISY Award at UnityPoint Health – Trinity Regional Medical Center. Myers received multiple nominations from grateful patients and their family members, who describe her as a caring and helpful nurse. “Kiersten did a ...
No paper on Columbus Day
The Messenger will not be printed on Monday due to the Columbus Day holiday. Be sure to check messengernews.net throughout the weekend for updates and breaking news. The Messenger will resume publication on Tuesday.
New shelter for women, children planned in FD
For a woman experiencing homelessness, one of the most difficult questions can be one of the simplest: Where can I go with my children? Beacon of Hope Ministries hopes to provide a new answer with The Well Shelter for Women and Children, a planned Christian-based shelter in Fort Dodge ...
Area man charged with money laundering
ROCKWELL CITY — A Rockwell City man has pleaded guilty to a federal money laundering charge in a case that involved about $22 million, prosecutors reported. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa, Curtis Weston, 35, pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering. Prosecutors reported that Weston and another individual transferred $21,992,037 in fraudulently obtained loan funds. They said an employee of a bank, which was not named, transferred the funds from the bank’s general ledger into Weston’s bank account. The prosecutors said that at ...