In 2006, The Messenger celebrated its 150th anniversary. In 1963, The Messenger was purchased by Ogden Newspapers of Wheeling, West Virginia, a newspaper group with more than 40 newspaper holdings. In later years, the "Chronicle" title was dropped and the newspaper was officially known as The Fort Dodge Messenger. In 1917, the newspaper merged with The Chronicle, another Fort Dodge newspaper, and the name became The Fort Dodge Messenger and Chronicle. In 1884, the newspaper went daily as the population and news in the Fort Dodge region increased. In fact, the publication at the time was the only newspaper between Sioux City, Iowa, and Fort Dodge. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, March 24, 2023, at the Historic Bruce Funeral Home, 923 1st Avenue South with Pastor Nathan Lawrence with Prairie Lakes Church officiating. In 1864, the name was changed to Iowa North West to reflect the expanded coverage of the newspaper. Jack Davis Fort Dodge Jack Duane Davis, 75, of Fort Dodge, IA, died Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Paula J. In 1860, the name changed to The Fort Dodge Republican and increased its size to eight pages. Selling for $2 per year, The Sentinel had a circulation of 1,200 at the time. The Messenger of Fort Dodge, Iowa, came into existence as the Fort Dodge Sentinel on July 31, 1856, as a weekly poetry and prose publication. The Messenger is one of three newspapers serving Webster County, Iowa. According to the press release for the 2020 Iowa Newspaper Association Convention & Trade Show, The Messenger is a 'Daily Class I, a newspaper published daily with a circulation of 9,999 and under'. The jury in the case against Mark Russell deliberated for around an hour and a half after closing arguments Thursday morning before finding him guilty in the January 2020 death of 45-year-old Angela McLeod. 7 days a week!" In early May 2020, The Messenger began delivering the Sunday edition on Saturday, effectively merging Saturday and Sunday into a weekend edition. A Fort Dodge man accused of beating his ex-girlfriend’s mother to death with a golf club in 2020 has been found guilty of first-degree murder. The Messenger′s slogan is: "Spend a few minutes with us. That area covers Buena Vista, Calhoun, Greene, Hamilton, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Sac, Webster, and Wright counties. The Messenger is a newspaper that is printed and delivered to the Fort Dodge, Iowa, area.
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