While debate and even controversy goes on nationwide about immigration, locally there is a fact that must be recognized. The reality is that there are students in the Fort Dodge Community School ...

Grant Gibbons has been named the publisher of The Messenger. While he is new to the position of publisher, he is no stranger ...

Submitted photo Lucas Segebart graduated from the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy on Dec.19. He was part of the 324th graduating ...

Think what life was like 100 years ago. Most of us living today won’t recall anything about 1925. Those were the days of great American prosperity known as “the roaring 20’s”, when Babe Ruth played ...

A Journey Through Parkinson’s Disease” educational series begins Jan. 13, 2026, at Friendship Haven, 420 Kenyon Road. The series runs every Tuesday from 3 to 4 p.m. through Jan. 27 and is from Iowa ...

The New Year’s Eve countdown is on, with people eagerly awaiting the opportunity to say goodbye to this year and welcome the ...

The Humboldt community is merry and bright this holiday season thanks to the artistic prowess of local artist Kelsey Olson.

-Submitted photo Kelsey Olson, of Humboldt, has created a festive Christmas wonderland throughout the community by painting holiday scenes on area business’ windows.

Douglas “Doug” L. Thompson, 76, of Otho, IA, died Monday, December 22, 2025, at UnityPoint Health – Trinity Regional Medical Center. A private family inurnment will take place at the Otho Cemetery ...

Man arrested for breaking into apartment A man was arrested after a deputy sheriff saw him abandon a vehicle and force his way into a Fort Dodge apartment very early Tuesday morning. Gregory J.

It started with a conversation. During a basketball game at Fort Dodge Senior High School, Love Bomb was formed. Senior Sam ...

Christmas has always been a season of coming home. For a long time, that meant flying from New York or driving from Chicago back to Fort Dodge. I would walk in the door, drop my bags, and find my dad ...