This Thanksgiving holiday isn’t just the usual perfect time to appreciate your loved ones and blessings. It’s also an opportunity to pause for perspective. About a week ago, word quickly spread that The Gazette in Cedar Rapids had been purchased by a multi-media group from Minnesota. ...
We are now counting down the hours leading up to the release of our 2025-26 Winter Sports Preview, which will be included in Saturday’s Messenger publication. The 48-page special edition covers local and area programs preparing for the upcoming basketball, wrestling, swimming, bowling and ...
The work done in the dark brought success to light for the Fort Dodge football program and its four all-state recipients on Tuesday. Senior Dreshaun Ross was named a first team selection by the Iowa Football Coaches Association for the second time in three years – this time as a defensive ...
Grant Galles burst onto the scene as a sophomore for the St. Edmond football team, making headlines in a variety of ways. Now, two years later, the Gael senior has wrapped up his high school career on the gridiron in the perfect way by being tabbed an all-stater. Galles was named to the Iowa ...
Progression is key to any young group and the Fort Dodge girls wrestling team is doing it early and quickly. The Dodgers (5-3 overall) went 3-2 and finished fourth at the Triton Clash, having three wrestlers go unbeaten on Tuesday. “It was a great performance out of this group,” said ...
Following a perfect run through the ICCAC, the Iowa Central volleyball team has been rewarded with several postseason honors. Talya Sampson was named the player of the year in the region, as Sara Horn was named the coach of the year. Sampson, Anabel Seaman and Shirley Monaghan all made the ...