Friendship Haven has announced four members of its board of directors. Matt Johnson, director of happiness at Fort Dodge Ford Lincoln Toyota; Sara Hill, associate pastor at First Presbyterian Church; John Engler, an attorney at the law firm of Johnson, Mulholland, Cochrane, Cochrane, Yung ...

Lacy Dencklau, licensed practical nurse, recently joined Friendship Haven’s assisted living program, which program includes River Ridge and The Gardens neighborhoods. Dencklau has held many positions over the last 15 years in Friendship Haven’s long-term care neighborhoods, including ...

Cari Conrad, MHA, BSN, RN, has joined Friendship Haven as assisted living director for the River Ridge and The Gardens Assisted Living neighborhoods. Conrad’s responsibility is to ensure the neighborhoods are operated in a manner that delivers the highest levels of resident ...

Julie Heun Piton, a 2001 graduate of Fort Dodge Senior High, has accepted the position of program coordinator with the Fort Dodge Community Foundation and United Way. Piton graduated from Drake University with honors in 2005. Most recently, she worked for the YWCA of Green Bay with ...

Zach McColley has been hired as a full-time security guard with Iowa Central. McColley, who graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High, was previously a part-time security guard with the school.

WEST DES MOINES— Hy-Vee, Inc. will provide free biometric screenings throughout its eight-state region during National Cholesterol Education Month in September. Hy-Vee dietitians will offer 1,000 free biometric screenings to customers at more than 40 Hy-Vee store locations. ...