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Letters to the Editor

Urges yes vote on EMS levy

To the editor: Fort Dodge and Webster County need to assure all families have immediate emergency medical services as an essential service when someone has a heart attack or terrible car accident on a rural county gravel road. That is why I am voting yes on March 4. The Messenger has ...

Offers Shellabration suggestion

To the editor: I read in The Messenger paper that the Shellabration concert is being canceled this year. Why? Be creative. Why not go local and statewide and ask local bands or statewide bands to come and play? Give them some notoriety. Make it a weekend concert like they do in Des Moines, ...

When will they ever learn?

To the editor: That was an excellent editorial by Jeff Robbins in the Feb. 12 edition of The Messenger. Donald Trump and Elon Musk shredding USAID will do damage to this country’s reputation with other countries that may never be reestablished. The budget for USAID is less than 1 percent of ...

Small town, big heart

To the editor: As I sit down to type this letter on behalf of my family, two words come to my head and heart…love overflowing. Recently, I received the phone call that no parent wants to ever get. Within the next 20 minutes, I found out that the youngest of the two most precious people on ...

FD schools teach lesson in supporting each other

To the editor: I have had the privilege of working as a substitute teacher for Fort Dodge Community Schools since September of 2024. I have been in every building, some more than others. There are some pretty amazing things going on in each building. On Jan. 11, 2025, Middle School Assistant ...

Evening Lions announce winners

To the editor: The Fort Dodge Evening Lions wish our sponsors and all the people who purchased raffle tickets from our club a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. We want to announce these winners of our grocery raffle, which we drew at our Santa Christmas party held at Rides Event ...