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Doster brings medical skills back to his hometown

When Michael Doster graduated from St. Edmond High School 16 years ago, he wasn’t planning on a career in medicine. He went off to college with other plans in mind. But once he got interested in caring for people he knew exactly where he wanted to do that — back home in Fort Dodge. After a stint working in hospital medicine at UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center, the advanced registered nurse practitioner is now settling into a family medicine practice. “I like just being able to connect with people and have them feel that we’re caring about them,” he ...

Quality work, service the name of the game at Diamond Pro

Four years ago, Kody Linder decided to throw his hat into the lawn-care ring. The Fort Dodge native knew there were plenty of competitors in the local market, so he had to quickly find a way to differentiate his new business — Diamond Pro Lawn Services – from the pack. The ...

FROM FARM TO FASHION

EDDYVILLE — In a concept called farm to fashion, Iowa corn farmers are raising a crop that’s being used by global apparel brands. Last year, Qore opened its $360 million plant in Eddyville, which has been busy converting corn sugar into 1,4-butanediol (BDO), a chemical feedstock once ...

FDIC Data: Iowa banks power economy with $92 billion in loans

New play therapy program offered at Humboldt Hospital

HUMBOLDT — A new technique for improving relationships between children prone to disruptive outbursts and parents exhausted by dealing with that behavior is now being offered. It is called Iowa Parent-Child Interaction Therapy. The Mental Health and Wellness Center at Humboldt ...

Small Business Task Force offers helping hand

Starting and running a small business is hard work. Keeping track of inventory, payroll, sales and taxes is a daunting chore. When small business owners in Fort Dodge and Webster County need some advice or help dealing with it all they have a unique resource they can turn to. The ...