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To the editor: Once again, the annual Oakland Cemetery Walk this year was a success. The Friends of Oakland Cemetery would like to thank: The Ann Smeltzer Cha

bshea@messengernews.net Construction of a new sanitary sewer line that will help to make further development of the northeast side of Fort Dodge possible was approved by the City Council Monday. The new line will extend north from the area of 32nd Street and 10th Avenue North. The council hired Rasch Construction, of Fort Dodge, to build the line at a cost of $388,460. Councilmen Andy Fritz and Jeff Halter were absent from the otherwise unanimous vote to award the contract. Other bidders for the job were Hurst & Sons, Waterloo, $472,071.50; Crow River Construction, New London, Minnesota, $479...

edecious@messengernews.net Webster County Supervisors approved an agreement for the Badger Lake Trail Loop, a Civil Service commissioner appointment and truck purchases on Tuesday. Badger Lake Trail Loop An agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation signed by supervisors confirmed the receipt of $700,000 in federal funding for the Badger Lake Trail Loop at John F. Kennedy Memorial Park. “This is just the paperwork process for the loop,” said Matt Cosgrove, director of Webster County Conservation. “We received transportation enhancement dollars for this. This just says we’ll...

edecious@messengernews.net With no rate increase for the last 11 years, City Manager David Fierke said Fort Dodge’s current path to maintain sanitation equipment with rising landfill costs is unsustainable. For years, the number of customers has stayed nearly as constant at the monthly rate. But if that continues to stay flat, the city might not be able to reinvest in new equipment to replace aging fleets. “The bottom line is we won’t be able to set aside or acquire as much equipment according to what we feel our plan is at current revenue levels,” said Jeff Nemmers, Fort Dodge city c...