Residents of Eagle Grove recently got some bad news which was quickly supplanted by some good news on the very same topic. The bad news: Dr. Mysty Shaver announced that she would be closing Eagle Grove Family Dentistry. Ordinarily, that would be a tough blow because it is hard to recruit a ...

Some members of the Iowa Senate do not think that public notices published in newspapers remain relevant and necessary. A bill filed in the newly formed Technology Committee just over a week ago moved through committee in two days and last week moved through the Ways & Means Committee in ...

As anyone with a passing knowledge of civics knows, Iowa has three branches of government, each with a different role. To put it in the simplest terms, the legislature writes the laws, the governor ensures that the laws are carried out and the courts decide if the laws are legal and ...

For 45 years, there has been one steady figure of great influence providing guidance to the staff of The Messenger. In a business which sees its share of turnover, Larry Bushman has been central to this newspaper, its staff and ultimately its readers. Working at the newspaper has hardly ...

For 45 years, there has been one steady figure of great influence providing guidance to the staff of The Messenger. In a business which sees its share of turnover, Larry Bushman has been central to this newspaper, its staff and ultimately its readers. Working at the newspaper has hardly been ...

Travel all the way to the western end of Central Avenue and look toward the Des Moines River and you’ll see the beginnings of a major construction project. The area looks a bit like a muddy mess right now, but out of that muck will rise a much-anticipated nature center. Owned by Webster ...