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Zion Lutheran invites grant applications

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GOWRIE — The Zion Endowed Benevolence Team of Zion Lutheran Church, Gowrie, is soliciting grant applications for 2026. The purpose of the Endowed Benevolence Program is to extend and enrich the kingdom of God by witnessing in word and deed to people in need both directly and through ...

Rios joins Friendship Haven as social service coordinator

Business Briefs

Friendship Haven announced that Mackenzie Rios has joined the team as social service coordinator. A 2015 graduate of Fort Dodge Senior High School, she earned her Certified Nurse Aide certification in 2018 and began her career at Friendship Haven that same year. In 2024, she was promoted ...

Conservation event will help people ‘spring into spring’

Local News

It may not seem like it this weekend, but spring will inevitably come to Iowa. To get people ready for the warmer weather, Webster County Conservation has a special event planned for March 28 at Camp WaNoKi, southeast of Fort Dodge at 2400 WaNoKi Camp Road. It will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 ...

UnityPoint Health called top place to work

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For the fifth consecutive year, UnityPoint Health has been recognized as one of the top places to work in health care. Becker’s Hospital Review named UnityPoint Health one of the 165 Top Places to Work In Health Care for 2026. In naming UnityPoint Health to this year’s list, Becker’s ...

‘A Journey Through Parkinson’s Disease’

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Growing older is the greatest risk factor for getting Parkinson’s disease and many people live with symptoms for several years before being diagnosed. Often people in early stages of Parkinson’s disease assume their symptoms are part of normal aging or are due to other health problems they ...