Friendship Haven announced that Heather Ochs-DeCoursey has joined the team as wellness coordinator. In this role, she brings a lifelong passion for fitness, health, and nutrition to the Friendship Haven campus. She graduated from Iowa State University in Ames with a degree in animal ...

Gunderson Funeral Home and Cremation Services welcomes Matthew Berry, funeral director, and Alyssa Pieper, funeral director, to its professional staff. Berry joined the staff of Gunderson Funeral Home and Cremation Services as a funeral director in August 2025. He is an Iowa native who grew ...

Desiree Diemer has joined the staff of the Community Health Center of Fort Dodge as a mental health therapist. She has a master’s degree in mental health counseling from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. She is trained in cognitive behavioral therapy, internal family ...

CLARION — Helen Retleff, an advanced registered nurse practitioner, has joined the staff at the Clarion location of the Community Health Center of Fort Dodge. Retleff has worked as an emergency room nurse. She has also worked for UnityPoint Health, Proteus and the Mason City location of ...

Rolling Hills Dental Clinic will hold an open house to welcome Dr. Marcela DaCosta, the new associate dentist. The event will be from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 12 at the dental clinic, 2727 N. 15th St. DaCosta began seeing patients at the clinic Jan. 5.

Alexis Woodley has joined the behavioral health team of the Community Health Center of Fort Dodge. She is a Fort Dodge native who graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High School. She earned an associate degree in nursing from Iowa Central Community College. She began her career in the ...