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Yesterday | The Messenger

Warm holiday meals for all

Opening the front door to find the sheriff standing there is an experience most people would rather not have.

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Related Topix: Thanksgiving, Life, Holidays, Fort Dodge, IA

Wed Nov 25, 2009

KWWL-TV Waterloo

3 additional deaths attributed to swine flu

The Iowa Department of Public Health is reporting three more swine flu-related deaths.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Des Moines County, IA

Tue Nov 24, 2009

The Messenger

Santa Cops seeks donations for kids

S., Fort Dodge, IA 50501. With the help of community donations, the annual Santa Cops program hopes to increase the number of children chosen to shop with law enforcement officers this year.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family, Fort Dodge, IA, State Prisons, Fort Dodge Correctional Facility, Prison

Sun Nov 22, 2009

The Messenger

Flu shots go to school

When it comes to the flu, schools can be a "germ factory" for spreading the virus.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Fort Dodge, IA, Gowrie, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Education Etc.

Fri Nov 20, 2009

The Messenger

Guilty of murder

The jury found Angel Dejesus Vega-Sanchez, of Fort Dodge, guilty of first-degree murder in Webster County late Thursday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Fort Dodge, IA

Thu Nov 19, 2009

The Messenger

Breaking through

As a deputy, April Murray hasn't broken down any doors, but she has broken down barriers.

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Related Topix: Lehigh, IA, Otho, IA

Tue Nov 17, 2009

The Messenger

Jury selection in murder trial begi.....

Jury selection in the trial of Angel Dejesus Vega-Sanchez is set to begin at 9 a.m. in Iowa District Court for Webster County.

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Related Topix: Fort Dodge, IA

Mon Nov 16, 2009

ArgusLeader.com

Iowa regulators fret about casino glut

State gambling regulators say they're worried about cannibalization in the Iowa casino industry as four communities pursue new gambling licenses.

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Related Topix: Iowa, Council Bluffs, IA, Tama County, IA, Des Moines, IA

Sat Nov 14, 2009

The Messenger

Unsolved: Trick or Treat Murder of .....

Twenty seven years ago, her grandfather was murdered. And still, no one has been charged with his death.

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Related Topix: Fort Dodge, IA

Fri Nov 13, 2009

The Messenger

Council gives first OK to zoning pl.....

Rules that will guide the future look and development of the Fifth Avenue South corridor won the initial approval of the Fort Dodge City Council Monday.

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Related Topix: Fort Dodge, IA

Wed Nov 11, 2009

The Messenger

Public sounds off on county jail op.....

The public offered a new idea for the law enforcement center. Build a new one. At a public input meeting Tuesday hosted by Webster County Supervisor Bob Singer, constituents listened to the arguments for building a new jail.

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Related Topix: Fort Dodge, IA

Mon Nov 09, 2009

The Messenger

Salvation Army plans annual Communi.....

The Salvation Army of Fort Dodge is once again hosting its annual community wide Thanksgiving dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov.

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Related Topix: Fort Dodge, IA, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Home, Mortgage

Sat Nov 07, 2009

The Messenger

Rockwell City inmate pay deductions.....

The interpretation of a fiscal discrepancy in inmate pay between the Department of Corrections and the office of Citizen's Aide/Ombudsman has been turned over to the Iowa attorney general's office for review.

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Related Topix: Prison, Rockwell City, IA, State Prisons, North Central Correctional Facility

Thu Nov 05, 2009

The Messenger

Patterson, Fritz elected at large

Robert ''Barney'' Patterson and Andy Fritz will be the two new at-large members of the Fort Dodge City Council in January.

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Related Topix: Fort Dodge, IA

Tue Nov 03, 2009

The Messenger

Artful Dodger selects 2010 theme

Memories can be a horrible thing to lose. It's why the Artful Dodger committee has decided upon "Memories" as the theme for next year's Artful Dodger event as the group partners with the Webster County Alzheimer's Association.

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Related Topix: Dance, The Artful Dodger, Fort Dodge, IA

Sun Nov 01, 2009

The Messenger

Small towns face similar issues

Harcourt mayor: Donna Brundage, Matt Davis, Devere Freeman; City Council candidates: Marc Greenfield, Meredith Hurtado.

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Related Topix: Harcourt, IA, Lehigh, IA, Greenfield, IA, Dayton, IA, Webster City, IA

Fri Oct 30, 2009

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Police investigate Fort Dodge stabbing death

A 37-year-old man found with a knife wound in his upper torso late Thursday died shortly after arriving at the hospital, police said Friday.

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Related Topix: Fort Dodge, IA

Thu Oct 29, 2009

The Messenger

Larsen files suit against city

The owner of an electric motor repair shop in Fort Dodge has gone to court to try to stop the city from seizing his property via eminent domain.

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Related Topix: Fort Dodge, IA

Tue Oct 27, 2009

The Messenger

One dead in house fire

One person is dead after a fire at 2714 N. 13th Place Monday night, officials reported.

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Related Topix: Fire

Mon Oct 26, 2009

The Messenger

Full steam ahead

Trains are a part of everyday life in the Fort Dodge area. And while it may be frustrating waiting for a train to cross, the industry has been around for more than a century and is a piece of the economic puzzle.

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Related Topix: Fort Dodge, IA, Gowrie, IA, Grand Junction, IA, Agriculture, Science

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