Amy Pingel, of Badger, has graduated with a Master of Business Administration in organizational development emphasis from Upper Iowa University. Pingel works as the community education assistant director for Iowa Central Community College. She has worked for Iowa Central for three years.

Jeffrey Brandt, a private wealth advisor with Ameriprise Financial in Fort Dodge, has been named to the list of “Barron’s Top 1,200 Financial Advisors” published by Barron’s Magazine. Barron’s Magazine is a publication covering business and finance. The annual Barron’s list ...

Duane Dornath, of Fort Dodge, is the recipient of the 2020 Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance International Driver Excellence Award. Dornath is a professional driver for Western Express, Inc. Dornath has been with the company for more than 40 years. He’s safely driven more than 4 million ...

Tyson Fresh Meats, the beef and pork subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Inc., has announced the donation of fully-equipped mechanical and hydraulic benches to Iowa Central Community College to support industrial maintenance training in their high school career academies. The donation is part of the ...

DUNCOMBE — Lynda Wunder, city clerk/treasurer for the city of Duncombe, has been designated as an Iowa Certified Municipal Finance Officer. She received the designation from the Iowa Municipal Finance Officers Association for achieving its high educational, experience and service ...

WEBSTER CITY — WCF Bancorp, Inc., the parent holding company of WCF Financial Bank has announced its results of operation for the twelve months ended Dec. 31, 2019 and 2018. The company’s approximate net income for the twelve months ended Dec. 31, 2019, was $213,000 compared to ...