A mid-morning snow squall brought traffic throughout north central Iowa to a halt Sunday. “We have a tow ban in place,” said ...

This feature first ran in a special publication called Hometown Pride, published June 28, 2025, featuring people and ...

As we wind down the year, America is winding up to celebrate an important milestone in our nation’s history. On July 4, 2026, the United States of America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of our ...

It is that time of year when holiday parties pile up one after the other over the course of a few days — and many of them are held after dark and feature alcoholic beverages. Everyone wants to get to ...

Given the current weather conditions and predicted blizzard into Monday, this is a reminder to all subscribers that an “e edition” of the paper will still be available online if physical copies are ...

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

By DANA BECKER [email protected] The Fort Dodge wrestling team is ranked 13th in the first edition of the IHSAA dual ...

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

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

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

This article first appeared in the Farm News Barns tab published on Nov. 28, 2025. CLARION — While the dairy cattle are gone, ...

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 ...