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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Edward Jones Financial Advisor Ryan Kent, of Fort Dodge, recently returned from the 2026 Barron’s Advisor 100 Summit held in ...

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 ...

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

By BILL SHEA bshea@messenegrnews.net Dave Muhlbauer, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, can quickly describe the approach to government that he and running mate Rob Sand share. “It’s ...