The final printed edition of Parade is included with today’s copy of The Messenger. Beginning with the Nov. 20 edition, Parade will be an entirely online publication. More information on the change and how to keep reading Parade online is in the magazine.

DUNCOMBE — The town of Duncombe hosted its first scarecrow contest during this Halloween season, with a total of nine scarecrows entered to be voted on by the community through Facebook. The grand prize winners were Eric and Joline Klein, with their animatronic scarecrow which was used to ...

Some Fort Dodge restaurants will be thanking veterans for their service by offering free meals today. Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, 2810 Fifth Ave. S., will offer a free meal to veterans and current members of the military from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Hy-Vee, 115 S. 29th St., will ...

JEFFERSON — The local chapter, “Placoderm Base,” of the United States Submarine Veterans Inc. (USSVI) is holding a Veterans Memorial and its monthly meeting at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Junkyard Cafe, 108 W. State St., Jefferson. USSVI is a national organization with over 11,000 members and ...

The Fall Vendor Fair at Citizens Central will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. The event, hosted by the Fort Dodge Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department, will feature more than 20 vendors. Vendors will be selling a wide variety of items, including jewelry, decor, art prints, Mary ...

The Fort Dodge VFW Post 1856, 518 So. 29th St., is serving homemade ham and bean soup and cornbread, starting at 11:30 a.m. on Friday for a freewill donation. The public is welcome.