It has crept, slowly but surely, into our everyday lives. Audio. Video. Text. Disguised as hands-free convenience, promising what seems more and more like necessary shortcuts to answers, planning and ...

A trio of Humboldt runners concluded their seasons here Saturday at the Class 3A state cross country championships. Avery ...

The 13th-ranked Iowa Central football team reached the six-win mark with a 36-34 victory over Northeastern Oklahoma A&M here Saturday afternoon. The Tritons (6-3 overall) finished the year 5-1 on the ...

Rob Sand and Dave Muhlbauer were back in Fort Dodge Saturday, working to motivate Democratic volunteers in the final days ...

After months of campaigning, the 2026 general election has arrived. In Webster County, voters can cast their ballots from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. today in the Webster County Courthouse. All polls will be ...

Third-ranked Iowa Central handled business here Saturday afternoon at the Region 11-B Tournament. The Tritons swept Northeast, advancing to the championship back here inside Hodges Fieldhouse on ...

An especially smoky fire heavily damaged a garage in Fort Dodge Saturday night. No one was injured. The cause was determined to be accidental. The single-car garage is in the alley behind the houses ...

This story first appeared in the Nov. 6, 2025, edition of The Messenger. Mark Davis did something during his military career that is surely a rarity among veterans all across the country. The Fort ...

CINCINNATI (AP) -- Devon Dampier threw for 260 yards and two touchdowns and No. 6 Utah extended the nation’s longest active ...

Combine elements of a Shakespearean romance with an old time Appalachian family feud then load it with laughs and you’ll have ...

Today’s edition of The Messenger provides a brief introduction to the two candidates running for Webster County recorder.

Those in the audience for Manson Northwest Webster’s fall play, “Polecat Hayride,” should come prepared to laugh and have a ...