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 dbecker@messengernews.net The Fort Dodge wrestling team is ranked 13th in the first edition of the IHSAA dual ...

Fort Dodge is Humboldt south for Wildcat junior Broedy Hendricks. The top-ranked 190-pounder continued his dominance at the ...

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 ...

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