It is hard to believe we are already halfway through March! Monday the 20th will mark the first day of spring. Those of us that depend on farming for our livelihood have begun to watch the calendar and monitor the weather back home more closely from here on out. But for now, the farm is a ...
There’s still snow on the ground and patches of ice scattered about, but the folks who fix our roads are starting their yearly efforts. In Fort Dodge, we have already seen the Public Works Department crews filling the potholes that erupted in city streets during the brutal winter weather. ...
To the editor: I was extremely disappointed in The Messenger article on the Choral Society concert held last Sunday at Grace Lutheran Church. The article gave gracious accolades to all the soloists and the director by name. There was also an excellent local string quartet from the FD Symphony ...
Domestic energy production – particularly ethanol and biodiesel – is critical to Iowa’s economy and our national security. In Iowa, our biofuels industry supports roughly 57,000 jobs and generates $7.2 billion towards our GDP. Iowa is also home to 42 ethanol plants and 11 biodiesel ...
Residents of Eagle Grove recently got some bad news which was quickly supplanted by some good news on the very same topic. The bad news: Dr. Mysty Shaver announced that she would be closing Eagle Grove Family Dentistry. Ordinarily, that would be a tough blow because it is hard to recruit a ...
Week 9 draws to a close. The week following first funnel has ended and we spent the vast majority of our time debating on the House floor. The only committees that met this week were the Ways and Means and the Appropriation Committee. In the next few weeks, committees will get busy again as we ...