Iowa Central photography students welcomed a group of seniors for a special photo session Monday morning. These seniors were not the subjects of photos to be seen in a high school yearbook, but rather senior citizens who live at neighboring Friendship Haven who took time to create special ...
Do you know someone who has gone above and beyond for their community? Nominate them for The Messenger’s 2024 Hometown Pride publication. Email your nominations to bshea@messengernews.net. Please include the name, hometown and contact information for the nominee, as well as why you are ...
A new dealer of off highway vehicles and motorcycles is welcoming customers in Fort Dodge. RJ Power Sports, a dealer of Polaris, Kawasaki and CF Moto products, is located at Fifth Avenue South and Webster County Road P59. “People have welcomed us very well,” said Hunter McCoy, ...
Empty The Shelters is back. Once again, the Bissel Pet Foundation has partnered with the Almost Home Humane Society of North Central Iowa to offer free pet adoptions to approved applicants. The event will be held beginning Wednesday through May 15. The shelter, 725 S. 32nd St., is open from ...
ALGONA — The Kossuth County Economic Development Corporation was in its infancy when Maureen Elbert took the reigns as executive director in 1998. Throughout the next 26 years she worked with leaders in business and industry, communities and government within Kossuth and Palo Alto ...