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DAISY Award presented to SMCH nurses

LAKE CITY — Delivering compassionate patient care and great clinical skills are the qualities that recently earned two Stewart Memorial Community Hospital nurses the DAISY Award. The award, which was established in 1999 and stands for Diseases Attacking the Immune System, is in memory of J. Patrick Barnes. Barnes died at age 33 of complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura or ITP. During his lengthy hospital stay, his family was awestruck by the care and compassion Patrick received from his nurses. The DAISY award was established to say thank you to nurses across the ...

Home on the ranch

There appears to be no shortage of recreation opportunities at Lizard Creek Ranch. Weddings, baby showers, birthday parties, conferences, team building exercises, or a place for construction workers to lay their heads, are some of the uses for the expansive property west of Fort Dodge. ...

Modern safe trucking

The trucking business can be a very competitive world, not only for loads to haul but also for experienced, safe drivers to haul them. Decker Truck Line Inc., headquartered in Fort Dodge, is doing everything it can to hire and retain drivers and give them a safe, comfortable place to ...

Intermodal hub would offer transportation options downtown

A parking ramp with additional transportation features called an intermodal hub may someday link a rejuvenated Warden Plaza and a new cultural and wellness center in downtown Fort Dodge. City officials will learn this summer if a $5.9 million federal grant will be awarded to help pay for ...

In the air

For the first time in several years, there will be no major construction going on at the Fort Dodge Regional Airport. The last major project, which is the reconstruction of the air carrier apron, has mostly wrapped up and there are only a few items that need to be taken care of, according ...

On your feet

Dr. Mark Hartman, of Midwest Foot and Ankle Center, has seen injuries ranging from a fractured ankle to a black powder burn, and even someone who was gored by a bull. And in one instance, Hartman helped to treat all three of those injuries in the same weekend. That’s because a ...