Construction on a new skatepark in Fort Dodge’s Riverfront District could begin as soon as late summer now that the City Council has approved a contract fo
-Messenger photo by Elijah Decious
Residents and staff wave at cars in a short parade near the entrance of Friendship Haven. The community wave was part of efforts from the retirement home to show love to residents who have been more socially isolated since the pandemic began. -Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Harper Lovin, 14, left, and Kaylin Willingham, 14, granddaughters of the late Rev. Al Henderson, hold a sign together inviting the community to stop by for pumpkins, apple cider and doughnuts on Friday. It was the familyâs way of paying it forward for the overwhelming report they say they received following the death of Al Henderson in October 2019.