Back in the late 1970s, when 27-year-old Sam Moser and his young family arrived in Fort Dodge after he was hired as an assistant football coach at Fort Dodge
Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of articles that examines the different aspects of the proposed new Webster County Jail and the $45.5 million
A new website aimed at educating the voters of Webster County about the upcoming bond referendum for a proposed new jail facility has been launched. Last mon
Shari Johnson was 20 years old when a friend phoned her to tell her that Duncombe Elementary School was looking for a new school secretary. Johnson decided t
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Duncombe Elementary School Principal Ryan Flaherty lays a wet one on a pig named Elsa Friday afternoon at the school. After the school exceeded its Miles of Pennies fundraising goal, Flaherty kept his promise to students that he would kiss a pig. -Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Duncombe Elementary School Principal Ryan Flaherty reacts after kissing a pig at the school Friday afternoon. Kindergarten students chose to have Flaherty kiss a pig after they exceeded their fundraising goal for the Miles of Pennies fundraising campaign. -Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Caleigh Klass, 9, a fourth-grader at Duncombe Elementary School, reacts as Principal Ryan Flaherty brings a pig into the classroom on Friday afternoon.