Duncombe Elementary News Today

Duncombe Elementary School and the Duncombe Booster Club are gearing up for the annual Duncombe Fun Night on Saturday. This carnival-style celebration fro

When Josh Porter became the Fort Dodge Community School District’s new superintendent last summer, he listed goals and objectives for both the short- and l

Leader in Me is an educational framework that has been implemented by the Fort Dodge Community School District for several years. The first paradigm of the p

The Fort Dodge Play and Learn Center is introducing two new programs after the new year for local parents and families. The PLC, located on the second flo

‘Tis the season for giving and Katie Royster and her family always look for ways to make the holidays bright and help their neighbors in need. “Our fa

A small fire was reported Monday evening in the former Fair Oaks Middle School, 416 S. 10th St. The building was also previously the temporary home of Duncombe

The Fort Dodge Community School District received some “welcome news” last week. This school year, every FDCSD building will offer free breakfast and l

To the editor: The Duncombe Elementary School Fun Night is back. The Duncombe Booster Club would like to invite everyone to attend this year’s Fun Night to

The rebuilt intersection of First Avenue South and 15th Street awaited traffic Thursday afternoon. By BILL SHEA bshea@messengernews.net Two busy intersections on the east side of downtown Fort Dodge were rebuilt last year, along with the heavily traveled section of 15th Street that joins them. The junctures of Central Avenue and 15th Street and First Avenue South and 15th Street were far from the only places where construction was found in town. Aggressive work to improve sewers continued and t...

Jan 21, 2021 -Submitted photo Duncombe Elementary School teacher Karine Feddersen helps students play the ukulele during a recent lesson on the science behind music. -Submitted photo Third and fourth graders at Duncombe Elementary School play “Mary Had a Little Lamb” on xylophones during a lesson on the science of music recently. -Submitted photo Jason Drew, a paraeducator at Duncombe Elementary School, plays guitar for third and fourth graders during a recent lesson on th...