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MANSON — Those in the audience for Manson Northwest Webster’s fall play, “Polecat Hayride,” should come prepared to laugh and have a good time. Kim Keller, fall play director, described “Polecat Ha...
Combine elements of a Shakespearean romance with an old time Appalachian family feud then load it with laughs and you’ll have the basic outline of the fall play to be performed next month by students at Fo...
People across Iowa will set their clocks back one hour tonight because of Daylight Saving Time. That means if they go to bed at their regular time they will get an extra hour of sleep. Hopefully, they will a...
MIAMI, Okla. – Instead of Kansas, the 13th-ranked Iowa Central football team heads to Oklahoma for its final road trip of the regular season here Saturday. The Tritons tangle with Northeastern Oklahoma A&M...
For Mike Szalat, the end result was far less important than the journey to get there. The St. Edmond girls cross country team finished 14th here Friday at the Class 1A state meet. But from the perspective of...
Larry Mitchell, who for 42 years was the guiding light behind musical theater productions in Fort Dodge, died Friday. His death was announced by Comedia Musica Players, the theater troupe he established, and...
Today’s edition of The Messenger provides a brief introduction to the two candidates running for Webster County recorder. Democratic incumbent Courtney Bender Balkenede, who was appointed to complete an un...
A night of dining and dancing is planned to help raise money to send veterans to Washington, D.C., aboard the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight. The second annual Honor Flight Ball is planned for Nov. 14 at the...
The Mamdani administration no longer plans to enter into a no-bid contract with a controversial Israeli tech company for a technology that can quickly pinpoint a suspect’s cellphone — coming after the ma...
Six "did you know?" takeaways from a new biography of LDS historian Richard Bushman. Did you know, for instance, that he dodged a Mark Hofmann forgery? Did you know he got a blessing from academic-wary apost...
SPENCER – St. Edmond ran into a volleyball powerhouse here Wednesday night, falling in a Class 1A regional final to Boyden-Hull in three. Scores were 25-19, 25-18 and 25-19. The second-ranked Comets (24-11...
The best of the best in cross country will gather here Friday and Saturday for the co-ed state championships. Class 1A is up first, hitting the course inside Kennedy Park and Lakeside Golf Course on Friday a...
A Pocahontas man has been sent to federal prison for about 22 years for dealing at least three pounds of methamphetamine in Webster County. Jordan Mefferd, 47, was sentenced on Tuesday, according to the Unit...
A man who had been charged with trying to break into a Fort Dodge school last month and then setting a small fire at his home has been sentenced to probation, according to court records. Richard L. Beebe, 18...
SAC CITY – Bird flu has been detected in a commercial turkey flock in Sac County, according to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. This is the eighth case of the disease, formally know...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The 2026 World Series has concluded and there's a new champion in the Milwaukee Brewers. They won their first-ever World Series title, taking down the Tampa Bay Rays in dominant fashi...
WATERLOO – The Iowa Central men’s soccer team was eliminated from the Region 11 Tournament here on Tuesday, falling to Dakota County, 2-1. With the win, Dakota County advances to face Hawkeye here on Wed...
HUMBOLDT — It took some work, but Humboldt is back. It wasn’t just a goal to return to the state volleyball tournament for the Wildcats, but rather, was a mission. Last year the fifth-ranked Wildcats (38...
Being on stage and in an arena have become a common occurrence for Lauren Patterson. Patterson has enjoyed her time on the musical stage, behind a microphone as well as showing her horses in the arena. Recen...
Fort Dodge became a fixture on the Iowa sports scene with the state cross country meet and the girls softball tournament. But the community has also successfully hosted a growing number of other tournaments...
Several area volunteer fire departments have received donations from Iowa Select Farms and the Deb & Jeff Hansen Foundation. Those fire departments are in Bradgate, Clarion, Dows, Early, Goldfield, Gowrie, H...
The state cross country meet will take place at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge this Friday and Saturday. Here is everything you need to know for Southwest Iowa.