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Friendship Haven announces new board members

Friendship Haven has announced three new members of its Board of Directors. Lindsay Heffernan, director of Iowa Central Community College’s radiologic technologist program; Linda Whaley, former vice president of clinical services at UnityPoint Health; and the Rev. Jena Finch-Manchester, ...

Albright joins Community Health Center of Fort Dodge

Linsey Albright, tLMHC, has joined Community Health Center of Fort Dodge. Albright is a graduate of Buena Vista University in Storm Lake with a bachelor’s degree in human services and a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling. She has experience working with anxiety, ...

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, designed to elevate thinking about client needs and forward-looking practices. The three-day agenda includes sessions on technology, leadership, tax efficiencies, market outlook, wealth transfer, operating efficiencies and more. Best ideas from leading industry experts were woven throughout the ...