FONDA — A man has been charged with firing a gun in Fonda, according to the Pocahontas County Sheriff’s Office. No one was injured in the incident. According to the Sheriff’s Office, at 9:59 p.m. Sunday 911 dispatchers received a report of a gunshot and a woman screaming in the area ...

THOR — High winds and dusty conditions Thursday afternoon created areas of zero visibility which authorities say contributed to a head-on collision near Thor. According to the Iowa State Patrol, William L. Dencklau, of Dakota City, was southbound on Utah Avenue in a 2016 GMC Sierra pickup ...

Test results from water samples collected from Lizard Creek indicate that the creek no longer shows any byproducts from the spill that occurred on April 14, and that normal recreational activities can resume in the South Branch and Lizard Creek, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources ...

Do you know someone who has gone above and beyond for their community? Nominate them for The Messenger’s 2025 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 ...

Do you know someone who has gone above and beyond for their community? Nominate them for The Messenger’s 2025 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 ...

The annual Fort Dodge Federated Garden Club Plant/Garden Sale will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday at the Lions Den, 731 Exposition Drive. There is no admission charge. The sale is open to the public. “Come and see the variety of vegetables, flowering plants and foliage plants,” said ...