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Fort Dodge, Iowa is located in Webster County. Zip codes in Fort Dodge, IA include 50501. More Fort Dodge information.

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21 hrs ago | The Messenger

News briefs, May 30

The story of an Iowa woman convicted of killing her 18-year-old neighbor will air this Friday on NBC.

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Yesterday | The Messenger

Time well spent

The thought crossed my mind as I stood for the final time in the backyard of our grandfather's home in Albia over the weekend.

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Tuesday | The Messenger

Frontier Days begins Friday

If a participant buys a button emblazened with this year's Frontier Days logo - "Rooted in our past, growing our future" - and attends the festival on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, each day will cost them a bit more than $1.66. With the variety of entertainment, history on display, food to consume and things to look at, it's a bargain.

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Mon May 28, 2012

The Messenger

Remembering, honoring

Rows of red, white and blue American flags blowing in the breeze lining the roads welcomed a near record crowd to North Lawn Cemetery for the annual Fort Dodge Veterans Council Memorial Day program Monday morning.

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KGAN

Victim of Iowa Shooting Tied to Sheriff's Office

A woman with ties to the Wapello County sheriff's office has died in a shooting southwest of agency.

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KCCI-TV Des Moines

Iowan gets 18 years in pizza theft case

An 18-year-old Iowa man has been given a total of 18 years in prison for stealing pizza and other crimes.

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Sun May 27, 2012

The Messenger

Weighs in on connector

I left the meeting concerning the crosstown connector feeling sad that it had "come to this." It was a very passionate expression of feelings from both sides of the issue.

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Sat May 26, 2012

The Messenger

Cutworms cometh

On May 11, Bob Streit, an independent crop consultant from?Ames, was traveling from Fort Dodge to Ames when he saw "the air was full of the big moths." These wereblack cutworm moths, migrating winged pests from Mexico and the Gulf Coast States hitching rides on southern thermals and finding their way to Midwest fields.

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The Messenger

Ready to help when disaster strikes

What may have started out a normal day can turn sour in minutes. Fires, floods and assorted natural calamities or the unanticipated failure of mankind's own creations can result in a sudden need for professional help to recover from a disaster.

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The Messenger

Strolling through the past

When portraying a mayor, Civil War soldier, or gypsum worker from 100 years ago, it's important to look the part.

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Fri May 25, 2012

The Messenger

Mulroneys are parade marshals

Every time the Frontier Days parade headed down Central Avenue in Fort Dodge for the past 20 years, Mike and Cindy Mulroney were too busy to watch most of it.

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Thu May 24, 2012

The Messenger

Community Foundation drive a success

Gear For Kids, a recent athletic gear drive held by the Fort Dodge Community Foundation and United Way, was a tremendous success, according to Mary Jo Wagner, foundation development director.

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The Messenger

Eyes on the future

Repealing the health care reform law, balancing the federal budget and drilling for more oil in American waters are all part of a plan U.S. Rep.

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The Messenger

Support veterans - buy a poppy

The men and women who have served this nation in times of war should have a place in our hearts at all times, but most especially as the Memorial Day weekend approaches.

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Wed May 23, 2012

The Messenger

One closes, another opens

I read with a degree of sadness that Sunkissed Meadows will be closing its doors.

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The Daily Freeman-Journal

Stratford school board votes to move ahead with lighting project

The school board in Stratford voted to move ahead with a lighting project for the school when it met for its May session Wednesday evening.

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The Messenger

Turn Warden Plaza into a park

Increasingly in downtowns across America citizens are creating green spaces to humanize their community.

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The Messenger

In the running

The North Central Ag Industrial Park was the focal point of discussion among Webster County Supervisor candidates Tuesday evening at a pre-primary forum hosted by Well Informed Webster People.

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Tue May 22, 2012

The Messenger

Fire destroys Coleman District home

No one was home at 2007 S. 15th St. when the fire broke out, according to Woody Wolfe, assistant Fort Dodge fire chief.

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The Messenger

look Dodgers stay focused

Coming off another state semifinal appearance last summer - their fourth since 2005 -?the Dodgers are looking forward to a new chapter in building their program into an elite outfit.

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