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Conservation event will help people ‘spring into spring’

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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 ...

FD man arrested in Ames double homicide

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By BILL SHEA bshea@messengernews.net A man wanted in connection with a January shooting in Fort Dodge has been charged with stabbing a woman and child to death Friday night in Ames, according to Ames police. Davontrez R. McCuddin, 22, of Fort Dodge, has been charged with two counts of ...