Messenger photo by Britt Kudla: Former Fort Dodge standout Lainey Maehl drives to the basket for Iowa Central on Wednesday.

Santa Claus will be making his way down the chimney for Webster County senior citizens this year. Upper Des Moines Opportunity and Elderbridge Agency on Aging are offering the Santa For Seniors ...

Raising awareness and acceptance in the community for individuals with special needs is the core mission of local non-profit Facing Autism, Inc.. The group was started in 2014 as a grassroots effort ...

This feature first ran in a special publication called Hometown Pride, published June 30, 2024, featuring people and ...

Messenger file photo: Emily Goodner, a former Manson Northwest Webster star, spikes the ball for Iowa Central earlier this ...

Messenger photo by Britt Kudla: Jalen Wynter shoots for Iowa Central on Wednesday inside Hodges Fieldhouse. For more photos, ...

A new face is at the forefront of the Iowa Central men’s basketball program this season in Ryan Kirsch. Kirsch, who replaced ...

Marty Wadle had already put together a Hall of Fame football career well before Bishop Garrigan made the move down to the ...

Some patients of the Community Health Center of Fort Dodge recently received their dental care in a slightly different ...

Just days after allegedly killing Michele “Luna” Jackson at the Farnhamville City Park, Nathaniel K. Bevers-McGivney demanded his right to a speedy trial. Bevers-McGivney is charged with first-degree ...

Ninety-one employees at the Jack Link’s distribution center in Laurens received word last week that they will soon be without a job. According to the Iowa Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification ...

Four area service clubs had just six minutes and $500 on Sunday to pack their carts with food and supplies for area food ...