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Founded in 1998, when smaller weekly newspapers began to discontinue printing their community news in our small towns, The Hometown Messengers began to serve the area. Understanding the business landscape had changed and small towns no longer had enough business to support a weekly publication, a new business model had to happen. Understanding a weekly wasn't possible, Founder Joe Amy began publishing a monthly newspaper to help each town communicate its hometown news and information, while working to retain the communities identity, and not just be absorbed by another area paper. Beginning in the Dennison-Nerstrand area, with the Mainstreet Messenger, our small publishing company now publishes monthly papers covering 12 communities. We are still locally owned and operated, with the goal of serving our small towns, with a dedicated staff of 2.5. Source
(Feature Impact) The first sign is unexpectedly losing access to your cell phone. Soon after, when you connect to Wi-Fi, the gravity of the situation sinks in: a criminal has gained access to your cell phone number and is trying to siphon money from your credit cards and bank accounts. The scam is called SIM swapping, or SIM hijacking, and it's a concern for law enforcement in the United States and abroad as more than 5,000 people have reported SIM swapping scams to the FBI since 2022.
(Feature Impact) Summer is the perfect season for gathering outdoors with friends and family, but if you're a homeowner planning to host barbecues, pool parties or holiday celebrations this year, it's important to consider the potential safety and liability risks that may be affecting your own backyard. A little advance planning can help you ensure that your guests enjoy safe, healthy experiences at your home and leave with only happy memories.
(Feature Impact) Aging is inevitable, but losing muscle and mobility doesn't have to be. For many women, maintaining strength, independence, energy and mobility are top priorities as they get older, particularly as they deal with the mental and physical responsibilities that come with working, caregiving, keeping up with friends, hobbies and enjoying an active lifestyle.
Posted Monday, June 29, 2026 12:00 am Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday with Summer Deals, Savings and Prizes (Feature Impact) America’s 250th birthday calls for celebration, and this summer, it goes well beyond backyard barbecues and poolside parties. Watch this video to learn more To help mark the milestone, Circle K is rolling out refreshing deals, new merch and exciting prizes as America’s Party Stop – the one-stop destination for summer value and fun.
Temperature regulation is often a key driver in shopping for sleep products. A National Sleep Foundation and Ikea survey of more than 2,000 adults in 2024 found that a cool bedroom is the top factor people tie to a good night's sleep. But a cooler room can only help so much if the material closest to the body keeps holding heat. That is where the shopping process gets more complicated, since memory foam, latex, and gel can all sound like different answers to the same problem.
The Idaho Behavioral Health Council made recommendations for use of funds obtained from a state settlement with opioid manufacturers. (Getty Images) A state advisory council will urge the Idaho Legislature to use its opioid settlement funds to target rural communities next year as it considers a number of project proposals.
Fisherman are pictured on the Big Hole River near Wise River, Montana. (Jordan Hansen / Daily Montanan) The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has determined the Big Hole River is impaired, which follows significant legal pressure from advocacy organizations. The river has seen warm water, large algae blooms and dead trout, worrying both environmental groups and the guides who make their livelihood taking visitors fishing on one of Montana’s most renowned rivers.
Posted Friday, June 26, 2026 4:31 pm State insurance officials like Commissioner Marie Grant will evaluate proposals to raise individual ACA health care premiums by an average of 13.7% and make a decision later this year. (Photo by Danielle J. Brown/Maryland Matters) Marylanders who purchase individual healthcare plans on the state’s insurance marketplace may see another year of higher monthly costs as health insurers have requested an average rate increase of 13.7% across plans in 2027.
The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry released its 2026 Farm Bill draft.(Photo from USDA) Nearly two months after the U.S. House passed a farm bill proposal, the Senate Agriculture Committee has released an initial draft of the omnibus legislation that covers everything from crop insurance to nutrition assistance. The farm bill draft, dubbed the Agricultural Act of 2026 and put forward by Sen.
Posted Friday, June 26, 2026 6:04 pm A teacher holds a student’s baby while his class completes coursework at a high school for young parents in Spokane, Wash. U.S. Health and Human Services sent termination letters to 53 of 67 grantees under the Office of Population Affairs’ Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program on Friday, June 26.