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Visit Fort Dodge receives sports grant from state

Visit Fort Dodge has again been named a Regional Sports Authority District by the Iowa Tourism Office. The Regional Sports Authority District (RSAD) program encourages tourism in Iowa by funding projects that relate to the active promotion of non-professional sporting events in the state. ...

Case Fuller announced as new regional director for SBDC

Kirsten Case Fuller is the new regional director for North Central Iowa SBDC at Iowa Central Community College, located at the Fort Dodge East Campus. Case Fuller will advise and train entrepreneurs and existing business owners in Audubon, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Greene, Guthrie, ...

Doster receives A.C.E. Award

Michael Doster, advanced registered nurse practitioner in hospital medicine, received the A.C.E. Award at UnityPoint Health – Trinity Regional Medical Center. Doster received the award for going above and beyond in assisting a patient who was going through a difficult time. “After ...

Local Edward Jones financial advisor attends Forbes 2023 Top Advisor Summit

Ryan Kent, an Edward Jones financial advisor in Fort Dodge, recently attended the 2023 Forbes/SHOOK Top Advisor Summit held Oct. 2-5 in Las Vegas. The Top Advisor Summit gathers highly successful financial advisors from across the U.S. for three days of learning, sharing and idea-generating, ...

Block named Stewart Memorial Community Hospital CEO

LAKE CITY — Linn Block has been named chief executive officer of Stewart Memorial Community Hospital in Lake City. “On behalf of the UnityPoint Health — Fort Dodge and Stewart Memorial Community Hospital, I am very pleased to announce Linn as the new CEO at SMCH,” said Leah Glasgo, ...

SMCH to welcome Richardson with Ladies’ Night

LAKE CITY — Dr. Julia Richardson, a family medicine and obstetrics physician, will be welcomed during a Ladies Night Women’s Health Open House from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 18 at Stewart Memorial Community Hospital. A tour of new hospital facilities will begin at 5:30 p.m. Women of all ...