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EMT program approved for new grants

The emergency medical technician program at Iowa Central Community College is the first course in the nation to offer its students a new form of federal financial aid. “I’m thrilled to announce that the Iowa Central EMT program is making history as the first approved Workforce Pell ...

New LifeFlight helicopter coming to Fort Dodge

A new LifeFlight helicopter will be coming to Fort Dodge this fall. The helicopter now in use will be replaced with a new one called a Bell 429. The new chopper will be faster and provide more room for treating patients. Its acquisition is part of a fleet modernization effort and Air ...

Grassley bankruptcy bill passes Senate

A change in bankruptcy laws U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley said will benefit families and small businesses has been unanimously approved by the Senate. The Iowa Republican and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, wrote the bill. It is called the Bankruptcy Theshold Adjustment Act of 2026. The measure restores previous debt limits that were included in the complex federal bankruptcy laws. “Our nation’s bankruptcy code should work for Americans, not against them,” Grassley said in a written statement. “By eliminating barriers to reorganization and restoring modern debt limits , the ...

Iowa Central is first in the nation for new Pell grants

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon was in Fort Dodge Tuesday afternoon to announce that Iowa Central Community College is the first school in the nation approved to use a new form of student aid called Workforce Pell. These new grants will be available to students pursuing training as emergency medical technicians or paramedics.

150 years of corn

ROCKWELL CITY — It’s hard to know what to celebrate when both Sweet Corn Daze — Rockwell City’s annual community celebration — and the town’s sesquicentennial hit at the same time. The ready answer. You do both. At the same time. Gwen “Cpt. Corn” Hiler, 15, of Rockwell ...