As anyone who lives around Fort Dodge knows, the annual Webster County Fair is something special. A group that specializes in county fairs has now recognized that, and has honored the local fair. The Webster County Fair was recently named a 2022 Blue Ribbon Fair by the Association of Iowa ...
To the editor: Am I woke? Why, yes I am. I’m wide awake and alert to racial prejudice and discrimination. My question is, why isn’t everyone? Oh, that’s right, Iowans tend to bury their heads in the sand. Does it take a wake up call? A Chinese weather balloon invades our airspace and ...
Over the last few years, Iowa families and farmers have been forced to empty their wallets at the gas station as fuel costs soared nationwide. Between federal restrictions on domestic energy production and record inflation, the average price of gas eclipsed nearly $5 last summer, draining ...
The Heart of Iowa Regional Housing Trust Fund continues to make an impact in local communities. The Trust Fund is reaching people in more communities who need financial help to fix up and ultimately stay in their homes. It initially served Hamilton and Webster counties. It recently grew to ...
It is rare, but occasionally someone seeking treatment for an illness or injury ends up worse off because a mistake was made by a health care provider. At that point the situation often moves from the health care system to the legal system. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. Negligent or ...
Just 18 years ago, I was a wide-eyed seventh-grader at Phillips Middle School when I, and a small group of my classmates, spent the day following the courts and crime reporter at The Messenger for a job shadowing activity. I don’t remember much about that day — I recall the reporter ...