The Emmetsburg girls dropped a heartbreaking 45-42 decision to Denver here Tuesday night in the Class 2A quarterfinals. Up by ...

A provision in a bill being considered by the Iowa legislature would essentially kill a workforce training program that has ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources announced that prescribed burning will be taking place at Brushy Creek State Recreation Area from mid-March through May. Detailed plans are created for each ...

Your local newspaper, The Messenger, has historically been a little bit of everything from a news and information perspective ...

The 11th-ranked Iowa Central men have relied on their offense all season. But on Wednesday night with the season on the line, ...

People and dogs seem to have a bond that defies ordinary definition, and that bond is known to provide health benefits. There ...

The 2025-26 season will already go down as a memorable one for the Emmetsburg girls. For the first time since 1999, the ...

Kyle Johnson faced a dejected locker room following Southeast Valley’s 65-48 Class 2A substate final loss to second-ranked ...

A postseason home loss was a sour taste for the Iowa Central women’s basketball squad in what was otherwise a year full of ...

Iowa lawmakers have been talking about doing something with property taxes since the legislative session began in early ...

EMMETSBURG — Ziegler Ag Equipment expanded its operations in 2025 by opening a new facility in Emmetsburg in Palo Alto County ...

Iowa’s two United States senators and the congressman representing the Fort Dodge area quickly voiced their support for the attack on Iran. All three took to the social media channel X to let their ...