Health care funding to be focus of training sessions
POCAHONTAS — The Iowa Primary Care Association will host two technical assistance sessions on July 28 at the Hinde Community Center in Pocahontas to help organizations prepare for upcoming Iowa Department of Health and Human Services funding opportunities focused on improving access to coordinated care in rural communities. The sessions are part of Iowa’s Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) Healthy Hometowns initiative, which aims to support models that bring health care and related services together under one roof to make care more accessible and connected for rural Iowans. ...
Teens hospitalized after crash with train
LAKOTA — Two teenagers were hospitalized Tuesday following a crash with a train in rural Kossuth County. According to the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office, shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday, a 2004 Chevrolet Impala was southbound on 190th Avenue near Lakota when it collided with an eastbound train at a railroad crossing. Alex Horak, of Lakota, saw the collision and called 911, deputies reported. He then pulled both occupants from the vehicle before it became fully engulfed in flames. According to the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office, the vehicle was also just a few feet from rail ...
Time to play ball
The ball diamonds at Harlan and Hazel Rogers Sports Complex that will be the site of state softball action next week were empty and quiet late Tuesday afternoon. The stillness created an opportunity to celebrate what Fort Dodge Recreation Director Hannah Angstrom described as a ...
Hamilton County supervisors receive quarterly report from Hamilton County Growth Partnership
WEBSTER CITY — The regular meeting of the Hamilton County Supervisors Tuesday was relatively quiet with few decisions needing discussion, which allowed Chairman Rick Young to handle the bi-monthy meeting quickly. Ottie Maxie, Executive Director of the Hamilton County Growth Partnership—HCGP, presented the quarterly report to the supervisors. His report was full of accomplishments which included: • Edible Garden which represented $75 million private investment • Two housing projects through Origina Homes and Kading Properties • Industrial Park completion • Visits to ...
