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Throughout the nation, Main Street programs leverage hard work, vision and funding to create community and economic vitality through historic preservation. Main Street Fort Dodge (MSFD), part of the Main Street Iowa community, works with business and property owners in the 33-block Downtown Fort Dodge Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District (SSMID...
Environmentally friendly
Dec 7 2022BILL SHEA
Editor
bshea@messengernews.net
About 15 employees of Fort Dodge Ford Lincoln Toyota spent part of a scorching summer day pulling junk out of the Des Moines River.
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Trying to find the perfect gift this holiday season? Follow the research and give the gift of an experience! "Spending on Doing Promotes More Moment-to-Moment Happiness than Spending on Having" was published in the May 2020 issue of the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. The researchers concluded that people ar...
To find showstopping gifts this holiday season — SHOP LOCAL! Fort Dodge, Iowa, area retailers feature one-of-a-kind items that delight and impress. You earn gift-giving superstar status, and your community is strengthened when you take the opportunity to visit your local stores before shopping online.
By shopping local, you support you...
Fabulous Goods and Services from Our Local Businesses
The season to celebrate with family and friends is here! While gathering together is the stuff memories are made of, hosting can be stressful and time-consuming. Why not use the services and goods provided by Greater Fort Dodge’s local businesses to lighten th...
DANA BECKER
Sports Reporter
dbecker@messengernews.net
Even after 20 years in business, Access Audio and Accessories still loves to ask, ‘Who U Rollin’ With?’
The popular slogan has been attached to Nate Gibson and Tony Blomberg since they first opened the oversized door at 500 First Ave. S. in Fort Dodge.
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Holiday Surprise
Nov 1 2022KELBY WINGERT
Reporter
kwingert@messengernews.net
Christmas came early on Monday at the Golden Day Adult Day program’s Halloween Party at Citizens Central.
Surrounded by spooky decorations of spiders and ghosts and witches, state Rep. Ann Meyer, a member of the 100 Women Who Care group, announced that the organization had chosen Golden Day as th...
Just over a year after the District 29 apartments and townhomes welcomed the first residents, developers of the housing development are preparing to expand the site.
On Thursday, representatives from Talon Development, Eagle Construction and the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance held a ceremonial groundbreaking to kick off Phase II o...
Much of the 900 block of Second Avenue South, just east of the Fort Dodge Municipal Building, is currently an old, crumbling parking lot owned by the city.
On one corner stands the historic Bruce Funeral Home. On another corner is Chronicle, a 22-foot-tall torch sculpture created in honor of th...
The planned redevelopment around the Des Moines River off of the west end of Central Avenue in Fort Dodge just received a boost in funding.
On Friday, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the fifth round of the Destination Iowa quality of life and tourism grants. The program is a $100 million investmen...
Moving, even across town, is a stressful experience and those who move to a different community may feel that they are lost in a strange place.
To combat that feeling locally, the Workforce Committee of the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance gathered representatives of some 50 businesses and organizations at th...
KELBY WINGERT
Reporter
kwingert@messengernews.net
Webster County voters had the opportunity to hear from the people who want to represent them on the county Board of Supervisors during an election forum at Iowa Central Community College on Tuesday night.
Candidates for Webster County District 1, Republican Austin Hayek and Democrat Tommy Coleman, are hoping t...
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Manufacturing Day is recognized annually on the first Friday in October with the intent that events will continue throughout the month. Manufacturing Day helps highlight the reality of modern manufacturing careers by encouraging thousands of companies and educational institutions around the nation to open their doors to students, parents, teachers...
A 100-megawatt solar farm capable of powering 19,000 Iowa homes started operating last month in Webster County.
The Holliday Creek Solar Farm, located between Fort Dodge and Vincent, is a project of MidAmerican Energy Co. and was constructed by Blattner Energy and EDF Renewables. Construction on the 700-acre, $200 million projec...
If the American economy does slip into a recession, Iowa is well-prepared to survive it, according to the state’s top economic development official.
“I believe we’re in a good position to weather what’s coming,” Debi Durham said Thursday morning during a visit to Fort Dodge.
Durham is the director of both the Iow...
Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance launched Leading Ladies of Fort Dodge to address the need for networking expressed by area professional women, especially after the restrictions of the pandemic. Leading Ladies fosters space for socializing, learning, and forging connections.
“The purpose is to create a network for women in the communit...
