Local military units answered the call after 9/11

September 11, 2026

While their neighbors were still trying to come to grips with what happened to their country on Sept. 11, 2001, citizen soldiers and airmen from the Fort Dodge region were going to work to make…

Ernst wants to get things done

There are a couple of major pieces of legislation U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst wants to see passed before she leaves…

Iowa Central culinary arts students serve first meal at new Circle One Restaurant

Iowa Central Community College’s culinary arts students served their first meal in the college’s new Circle One Restaurant Wednesday afternoon,…

Go and Do: Sept. 11, 2026

In Fort Dodge FORT DODGE — Webster County Conservation will hold Coffee and Conservation at 10 a.m. SATURDAY at the…

King Band to move

The Karl L. King Municipal Band will be moving out of its home of some 25 years in the Fort…

Iowa Central buys land

Iowa Central Community College will soon own about 10 acres of land just west of its Fort Dodge campus. The…

WATERLOO – The score certainly caught the attention of Nik Moser’s Fort Dodge football team. Waterloo East 68, Marshalltown 22. Last week’s rout by the Trojans - which came on the road in the Bobcats’ 2026 home debut - may have surprised a lot of people. Moser wasn’t exactly one of them. “This is…

Homecoming takes on added importance for the St. Edmond football team here this Friday night inside…

St. Edmond ready for Homecoming tilt

TASTE OF VICTORY

Another volleyball victory for Tritons

Editorial

Sept. 11 is a day of remembrance

A whole generation of Americans can remember exactly where they were and what they were doing on Nov. 22, 1963, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. On Friday, the nation will mark the 25th anniversary of another unforgettable tragedy. Millions will remember exactly where they were and what they were doing when they…

A new school year is fully underway. We’re guessing that students all across the area went…

Unsung heroes keep our schools functioning

The roping and riding that will make up the 2026 edition of the Dayton Labor Day…

Dayton Rodeo fun has started

For 14 years, thousands of local kids relied on a unique program to keep their tummies…

New Backpack Buddies program needed

Local Lifestyle

This fall, Iowa landowners are asked to help track monarch migration

AMES — Iowa landowners are being asked to help document the remarkable monarch migration…

Enjoying the ‘Rhythm of the Rain’ by the Cascades

The Cave Band revived

Filling the hill

Do you support the decision to allow more imported ground beef into the United States?

Local Business

From India to Iowa

FDIC data: Strong banks support Iowa’s economy

Van Diest Medical Center receives high rating

Farm Progress Show will kick off the harvest season

Lifestyle Briefs

Catholic Daughters to meet Thursday

Catholic Daughters Court 216 meeting will be held on Thursday at the Corpus Christi Center beginning with Mass at 6 p.m. followed by a special dinner, CDA Sister Ida Burleson’s presentation about life in the Philippines, and a business meeting. Remember to use your invitation card to invite a friend to come with you.…

Meridians to hold meet and greet Thursday

Federated Garden Club to meet

Lehigh Methodist to hold Second Sunday Supper

News Brief

No paper Monday due to the holiday

The Messenger will not be published on Monday in commemoration of the Labor Day holiday. Check www.messengernews.net over the weekend for breaking news. The office will be open normal hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday. The Messenger will resume publication on Tuesday.

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