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Area meat processors win state grants

Two area meat processing businesses have received grants from a new state program. The money is from the Choose Iowa Butchery Innovation Grant program. Skoglund Meats in West Bend received $25,000 to help pay for the addition of a smokehouse. The estimated total project cost is $292,180. Yetter Locker in Yetter also received $25,000. That money will help to pay for harvest floor improvements, a rail processing cooler and finished product walk-in freezer. The total project cost is estimated at $388,872. Businesses in Afton, Cherokee, Des Moines, Holstein, Milo, Sutherland and ...

Edler receives nurse leader award

Ashley Edler, manager of emergency services at UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center, has received the DAISY Nurse Leader Award. She was nominated for the honor by someone who described her as a ”mentor, collaborator and steady presence in the everyday work of her ...

Anderson receives DAISY Award

Miranda Anderson, a registered nurse in Emergency Services at UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center, has received the DAISY Award. She was nominated for the honor by two people because of the care that she provided. The first nomination was from the daughter of a ...

Hiveley named Employee of the Month at UnityPoint

Molly Hiveley, a marketing communications specialist in Public Relations/Marketing, was named the July Employee of the Month at UnityPoint Health — Fort Dodge. She was nominated by Jeni Hill, another marketing communications specialist, for her willingness to volunteer whenever another ...

Cathcart named Employee of Month at TRMC

Brittney Cathcart, administrator support coordinator in the Critical Care Unit, has been named the August Employee of the Month at UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center. Mindy Bell, a registered nurse in the Critical Care Unit, nominated Cathcart for her willingness to go ...

Ragam joins Health Center dental team

EAGLE GROVE — The Community Health Center of Eagle Grove welcomes Dr. Kaushik Ragam to its dental care team. Ragam brings more than a decade of experience in dentistry and oral health. He earned his dental degree overseas in 2011 and worked in both clinical and research settings before ...