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I spent a couple of hours visiting the Webster County 911 Center. I’d always known that what they do was essential, but sitting in the room and listening to them take call after call, I saw it in a ...
Andi Adams has developed a style of softball that is both feared and respected around the state. On Tuesday at Rogers Park, eighth-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge used its speed and baserunning prowess ...
Messenger photo by Britt Kudla: Sam Kuhn hits a shot during last year’s Fort Dodge Ford Lincoln Toyota tournament. The ...
The elevator shaft at the Hamilton County Courthouse, which sits below the basement floor, was completely filled with water ...
Photo by David Borer: Fort Dodge's Kolton Schiltz slides into second base with a steal as Matthew Tesdahl of Webster City ...
Mike Bashford shakes hands with Donna Ryder, owner of Grama's Diner, after she agrees to serve a former Bash's Drive-In ...
A number of golfers won prizes during the final day of the Fort Dodge Junior Golf Camp, sponsored by Flooring America Design ...
ROCKWELL CITY — “He was caught red-handed,” Calhoun County Attorney Ben Smith said during opening arguments Tuesday in the first-degree murder trial of Nathaniel Bevers-McGivney. “In this instance, ...
It’s an automatic part of daily life for many people: when you get dressed, you put your socks on. Clean, dry socks make the feet feel good. Putting socks on is so routine many folks do that without ...
The seventh-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond softball team begins their quest to get back to the state tournament here Wednesday night at Rogers Park. After receiving an opening-round bye, the Gaels host ...
A Moorland woman has pleaded guilty to charges of willful injury resulting in bodily injury and assault with a dangerous weapon in connection with a shooting last fall, according to court records..
The late Jim Bocken had a gruff demeanor that concealed a compassionate commitment to his community as well as a keen ...