Angel ornaments have the power to brighten a Christmas tree, honor a lost loved one and support the local hospital all at once. The ornaments are called Angels of Love. For the 26th year, they are being sold in the gift shop at UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center. Friends ...
The Fort Dodge Federated Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Lions Den, 731 Exposition Drive. Anyone interested is always welcome to attend.
A woman and a young child died in a fire in a Pocahontas house Friday evening. Police have not released their names, pending notification of their family. The fire at 406 Second Ave. N.W. was reported at 4:53 p.m.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all flights nationwide Friday afternoon because of communications problems at regional air traffic control centers. The FAA notice said the ground stop was being imposed “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said there is a communications issue affecting the 22 regional air traffic control centers that direct planes en route between airports nationwide. He said FAA technicians are investigating. This is the first nationwide ground stop since January ...
By BROOKLYN DRAISEY Iowa Capital Dispatch The Iowa Board of Regents has approved a national search to replace the University of Northern Iowa’s leader as President Mark Nook prepares for retirement. Board Counsel Aimee Claeys said during the Thursday board meeting that with board approval, which was given unanimously, board staff will seek applicants Friday for potential search-firm partners and also begin developing a search committee. “We fully anticipate that this search will follow the cadence and process that we have used quite successfully in recent searches,” Claeys ...
Editors note: This story first appeared in The Messenger in November 2025. WEBSTER CITY — Why wait? That was the philosophy that compelled Leo Lanctot to enlist in the U.S. Army very soon after high school graduation back in 1963. "I wanted to beat the draft," Lanctot recalled. "My older ...
