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Farm Bureau endorses Shaw
May 18, 2012 LAURENS — State Rep. Tom Shaw, R-Laurens, has been endorsed by the Iowa Farm Bureau Political Action Committee. ‘‘Rep. more »»
Jefferson hospital gets $20M fed loan
May 18, 2012 JEFFERSON (AP) — The Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson is getting $20 million in federal government loans to help expand and renovate the 75-year-old hospital. The U.S. more »»
Webster City will spray mosquitoes
May 17, 2012 WEBSTER CITY — Webster City has contracted the services of Mosquito Control of Iowa to conduct sprayings in the evenings by ground or air, depending on needs and conditions. more »»
No cause yet for plant explosion
May 17, 2012 MASON CITY (AP) — Soy Energy officials believe an explosion at the company’s biodiesel plant in Mason City originated in a tank inside a restricted area. more »»
Attorney: Manchester couple shot to death
May 17, 2012 MANCHESTER (AP) — Autopsy results show a Manchester couple died of gunshot wounds, authorities said Wednesda. more »»
Tama firefighter faces arson charges
May 17, 2012 TOLEDO (AP) — A Tama volunteer firefighter has been arrested for allegedly setting a series of fires in the area. Justin Anderson, 18, was charged on Monday with seven counts of arson. more »»
Plans for 5,000-hog confinement dropped
May 17, 2012 DES MOINES (AP) — A central Iowa couple has dropped plans to build two hog confinement buildings designed for 5,000 animals after neighbors protested. more »»
Nursing home must pay $15,000 fine
May 17, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — An Iowa nursing home where a resident fell and laid on the floor with a head injury for nearly an hour while workers enjoyed a Christmas party faces a $15,000 state fine for failin... more »» 
Cyclist dies in crash
May 15, 2012 One person was killed in car/motorcycle accident on U.S. Highway 20 Tuesday afternoon. A motorcycle and Chrysler 300 were involved in the crash, near mile marker 124 in the eastbound lanes of U.S. more »»
Street closures planned in FD
May 13, 2012 Parts of some southern Fort Dodge streets will be closed beginning Monday because of sanitary sewer repairs, according to the Public Works Department. more »»
Benefit walk raises more than $116K
May 10, 2012 Walkers raised approximately $116,860 in the 43rd annual Opportunity Village Benefit Walk on May 6. Several hundred walkers participated in Fort Dodge and Clear Lake, despite uncertain weather. more »»
Dewitt Street project to begin
May 6, 2012 Dewitt Street and part of Fourth Avenue North will be closed to through traffic beginning Tuesday for a major reconstruction project, according to the Fort Dodge city engineer’s offic. more »»
D/SAOC cake auction raises $46,000
May 3, 2012 The annual Domestic/Sexual Assault Outreach Center’s annual cake auction, held April 14, raised more than $46,000, according to information provided by Brenda McBride, program development director. more »»
Council meets about airport
May 2, 2012 HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt City Council met in special session Wednesday to apply for state funding for the city’s airport. more »»
SSMID will meet Tuesday
April 27, 2012 A SSMID meeting has been scheduled for 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Fort Dodge City Council chambers, 819 First Ave. S. For more information, contact the Business Affairs office, 576-8191. more »»
Woman remains hospitalized after crash
April 27, 2012 OTHO — A Webster City woman remains in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics after being injured in a Tuesday evening motorcycle crash in Webster County. Jodi L. more »»
SALT will present Healthy Homes program
April 27, 2012 ROCKWELL CITY — The Calhoun County Seniors and Lawmen Together will meet at 9:30 a.m. today at the Calhoun County Public Health training area, 501 Court St., Rockwell City. At 9 a.m. more »»
Traffic safety efforts recognized
April 15, 2012 Barbara Wallace Hughes, managing editor of The Messenger, was recognized for the newspaper’s traffic safety efforts during the annual Governor’s Highway Traffic Safety Conference, held Tuesday and... more »»
Heart ‘n Home a finalist in national contest
April 14, 2012 Heart ‘n Home, of Laurens, is one of the top 10 finalists in the National Retail Federation “This is Retail” video contest. more »»
U.S. 169 crash injures two
April 13, 2012 Two women were injured in a Wednesday morning crash that happened when a car pulled out of a driveway and into the path of an oncoming vehicle on U.S. Highway 169 north of Fort Dodge. more »»
FD councilman to hold Q and A session
April 13, 2012 Fort Dodge City Councilman Kim Alstott will answer questions from the public from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Fort Dodge Public Library by the City Square. more »» 
Pancake, Sausage, and Egg Breakfast May 20, 2012 Ruthven American Legion Post 33 is sponsoring a pancake, sausage, and egg breakfast from 7:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m at the Ruthven Legion hall. Free will offering. more » Go and Do - Local Area Events
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