-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen <BR> Atlis Rivera, 10, of Dayton, who was walking with the Southside Martial Arts in the annual Frontier Days Parade Saturday in downtown Fort Dodge, carried his bucket ...

The St. Edmond offense came back to life in a big way here Friday night. The Gaels piled up over 350 yards of total offense ...

When Evan Ely received the 2026 Youth Beekeeping scholarship earlier this year from the Iowa Honey Producers Association, it ...

Kiersten Myers, a registered nurse in Acute Care, received the DAISY Award at UnityPoint Health – Trinity Regional Medical ...

The Fort Dodge girls swim team honored seniors Danica Diedrick, Breeanna Kalvig, Teagan Loots, Kylen Lubensky and Karlee ...

Hurricane Simon has strengthened to a Category 2 storm and was forecast to approach Mexico's coast as a major hurricane this weekend, the National Hurricane Center said Friday. The center said maximum ...

Greg Rottinghaus has an upstairs office in the Fort Dodge Hy-Vee store, but he likes to spend his time on the sales floor ...

A measure U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst wrote to combat runaway federal spending by publicizing the worst examples of it is now law. The Iowa Republican reported that her Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act was ...

Everything has its season, and the Manson Meridian Singers are about to begin their 55th season of making music to share with the community. Any and all who love to sing are welcome to join them as ...

Meat processor Don Thul grew up in northwest Iowa on a livestock farm, raising cattle and hogs with his dad. He opened his ...

Kelly Harvey and Tina Hindman joined the LifeWorks Community Services Board of Directors. As board members, they will provide oversight to LifeWorks’ paid leadership as they fulfill the organization’s ...

The Old Timers Chili Cook Off will be held today at 528 S. 12th St. Chili will be cooked the “old-fashioned way” over an open fire. Cooking starts at noon, with tasting and judging at 5 p.m. For more ...