LAKE CITY — Stewart Memorial Community Hospital and McCrary-Rost Clinics are seeking nominations for outstanding nurses. In partnership with the DAISY Foundation, SMCH has made a tradition of recognizing nurses who, by virtue of their exemplary work, rise above and beyond. The ...

To outward appearances, not much has changed at Laughlin Auto Repair in Fort Dodge. The sign still reads “Laughlin Auto Repair” and you’ll still find both Jack Laughlin, who started the shop in 2002, and his son, John Laughlin, who joined his dad there in 2006, busy working on ...

Visit Fort Dodge received the 2023 Destination of the Year honor during the annual Midwest Travel Network Conference recently in Kansas City, Kansas. “Each year the Midwest Travel Network gives out awards at the annual conference,” Lisa Trudell and Sara Broers, co-owners of the Midwest ...

WEBSTER CITY — When Burke Risetter, owner of the Grid Iron Grill and Sports Lounge, found out his restaurant had won the Iowa Pork Producer’s Iowa’s Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin award in 2017, the Pork Producers warned him of what might happen once word got out. Or rather, when word ...

Cindy Ellsbury, a registered nurse with UnityPoint at Home, received the 2023 Debbie Hofbauer Compassionate Caregiver Award. Ellsbury was nominated for her compassion, respect, and excellent work at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. “Cindy was compassionate and professional in her ...

The Fort Dodge area just gained a new fitness training option. Pilateswerx LLC, owned by Rachel Brandow, of Fort Dodge, recently opened at 801 Central Ave. Brandow is a personal trainer who works with individuals and pairs for Pilates. She meets with clients inside 2020 Health and ...