The 66th annual Stanhope Lions Watermelon Day is Saturday. Two things are on the menu: Watermelon and fun. Bring your own ...

For the past four summers, Hayden Derrig has been a key contributor for the St. Edmond baseball team. This year, though, ...

Dear readers, I want to let you know of an upcoming change at The Messenger that will alter how some subscribers will have their newspaper delivered beginning tomorrow. Effective with your Sunday July ...

A Fort Dodge man whose pretrial release on felony charges was revoked after he was arrested for multiple charges in Hamilton County is in custody in the Winnebago County Jail. A statewide warrant was ...

Culinary students at Iowa Central Community College will be serving up delectable dishes on the road thanks to a new mobile food trailer. The custom built food trailer features a refrigerator, freezer ...

Speaking of all things Stanhope, you might want to head down there tonight for Envision Stanhope’s Block Party. Envision Stanhope is the small town’s development group “made up of wonderful volunteers ...

Up until the end of last month there wasn’t a real need for a food pantry for the people living at Deercreek Apartments in Fort Dodge. According to Debbie Pickett, director of the Fort Dodge Housing ...

Roger Brown is a man who knows what he likes both on and off the golf course. Brown is a life-long Fort Dodger. He’s been ...

The Iowa Specialty Hospital Fort Dodge Clinic on First Avenue South has been open since 2006, but it looks a lot different ...

Hayden Derrig and JT Laufersweiler put together senior seasons to remember, complete with earning all-North Central ...

Eddie Doyle knows his life is about to change forever for the better. The pressure of winning a golf tournament will soon ...

A portrait of Judge Mark Cady has been placed in the foyer of the Webster County Courthouse. During Tuesday’s Board of ...