For the second time this season, the Fort Dodge girls had no trouble with Des Moines East, picking up a 69-15 victory here Tuesday night. Coming off a tough loss to 10th-ranked (Class 3A) Algona on ...

The Fort Dodge boys completed the season sweep over Des Moines East here Tuesday night, securing a 70-50 victory. Cade Westerhoff had 22 points, scoring 13 in the second half as the Dodgers (2-8 ...

St. Edmond boys returned to North Central Conference play with a convincing 86-55 victory over Iowa Falls-Alden here Tuesday night. Some 24 hours after kicking off a four-game week of road games with ...

The Messenger asked local lawmakers to detail their goals and plans for this year’s Iowa legislative session. Sen. Tim ...

A Fort Dodge house was damaged by fire Monday night. No one was hurt in the fire at 1433 First Ave. N. Fire Chief Steve ...

After being tabled at the previous three meetings, the Webster County Board of Supervisors approved appointments to the Webster County Board of Health as requested by Health Department Director Jen ...

The yellow cardboard boxes of negatives fill multiple shelves in the Webster County Historical Society’s room in the Fort Dodge Public Library. Inside those boxes are about 12,000 photographic ...

Algona girls used their size and experience to claim a 56-30 victory over Fort Dodge here Monday night. Hayden Kuhlmann led a balanced effort for the Bulldogs (8-3 overall) with 17 points, as Casey ...

The St. Edmond girls were able to start a busy week with a win here Monday night over Eagle Grove, 48-37. Anna Lursen scored ...

St. Edmond boys get back on track here Monday night, as they picked up a 70-51 victory over Eagle Grove. After dropping games ...

Higher fines for parking violations in Fort Dodge came closer to reality Monday. The City Council unanimously approved the second reading of a measure increasing the fine for a parking violation by $5 ...

In observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 20, the City of Fort Dodge’s garbage routes will be adjusted as follows: • Garbage collection scheduled for Monday, Jan. 20, will be moved to ...