Liz Watnem admitted she had never thought about opening a business. She just loved to bake and create. But once people started tasting the sweet treats she concocted, she really didn’t have much of a choice. Watnem moved to Iowa from Arizona in 2019 and planned to be a stay-at-home ...

Peggy Bunker, the former owner of Peggy’s Plaza Salon and The Hair Receiver Salon, has a neatly filled binder with pictures of the many stylists she worked with, grand opening ribbon cuttings and something a lot less colorful, but very interesting. The floor plan for a remodeling of ...

When Nolan Cook was looking for a name for his custom motorcycle business, he didn’t have to look very far. He simply adopted the nickname he’d been given. “It was a joke,” Cook said. “When I worked at Troy Waller everyone starting calling me too broke. I even have it on my ...

The Northwest Bank building in Fort Dodge is growing to keep pace with the growth of the Iowa-based financial institution. “The community’s been very supportive of us and our growth,” said John Taets, the bank’s regional president. “Growth year over year is very strong.” The ...

The Community Health Center of Fort Dodge is transitioning to a new electronic health record system. This move will enhance how it provides care, reduces costs and connects to an integrated network of community health centers. This transition will take place at all four of the health ...

Fifty years is a long time for any organization to remain viable, especially in today’s agriculture. It’s possible two Webster County local co-op boards had an inkling in 1973 of the changes ahead. The cooperative in Vincent was one of Iowa’s first to ship dedicated unit-trains. The ...