Travis Tritt will be the headliner for the 2026 Downtown Country Jam. Jim Reed, president of Shellabration Inc., made the ...

Although a handful of people have announced their candidacies for Fort Dodge city offices already, Monday is the first day ...

POCAHONTAS — One man was killed in a head-on collision on Iowa Highway 4 south of Pocahontas Thursday ... State Fair award ...

The Fort Dodge Area Symphony’s Summer Strings will present a free concert at 1 p.m. Sunday at Soldier Creek Winery, 1584 Paragon Ave. Led by violinist Tom Shadonix, this string ensemble will offer a ...

One man was killed in a head-on collision on Iowa Highway 4 south of Pocahontas Thursday afternoon. The Iowa State Patrol identified the man as Darwin Benjamin Rosales Castillo, 31, of Westminster, ...

Trinity Lutheran Church, Boxholm, is holding an ice cream social from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at the church. Beef burgers, chips, beverages, coleslaw, desserts and homemade ice cream will be ...

The signs on county blacktop roads began sprouting up last spring touting “Flowers Galore.” There was no media blitz, no hoopla on social media, just an industrious young woman quietly working away to ...

Q: How is the Trump administration working to restore sanity to climate policies? A: In the previous Congress, I served as ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee. The budget committee’s top job ...

Like our nation, our city is a democracy that needs the participation of the people to be a success. That participation is especially needed now as the community begins a local election cycle. It is ...

Algona’s Tate Slagle led five Messenger-area players selected all-state by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association. Slagle was tabbed the captain of the Class 3A team and one of 16 players ...

They live among us, artists creating in every medium. Now, several area artists have their work featured at the Blanden Memorial Art Museum as part of a juried show called “Small Works 24x24x24.” It’s ...

Plans are underway for the 41st Wiegert Prairie Fall Fest. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 24 at the Wiegert Prairie Farmstead, 27061 615th St, Palmer. Don’t miss this chance to ...