A local nonprofit dedicated to ensuring affordable housing throughout Fort Dodge is asking residents to don formal wear and a mask for a new fundraiser on New Year’s Eve. Heartland Hope and Homes will host a masquerade ball at the Cardiff Event Center at Fort Frenzy on New Year’s Eve ...
Rolling Hills Dental Clinic announced the addition of Dr. Marcela DaCosta as the practice’s new associate dentist. DaCosta will begin seeing patients on Jan. 5, and is currently accepting appointments. “We are excited to welcome Dr. DaCosta to Rolling Hills Dental Clinic,” said Dr. ...
Priest gets probation in Kossuth County theft case ALGONA — A Roman Catholic priest has been sentenced to probation and ordered to pay fines and restitution after pleading guilty in a case in which he was charged with stealing about $70,000 from two Kossuth County churches. The Rev. ...
Grant Gibbons has been named the publisher of The Messenger. While he is new to the position of publisher, he is no stranger to The Messenger. He worked at the paper as regional circulation manager from 2000 to 2023. Most recently, he was the publisher of The Journal in New Ulm, Minnesota, ...
