Being pregnant can be both an exciting and scary time for a new mother. Soon, women in the Fort Dodge area will have another option when seeking medical care and support during pregnancy. Obria Medical Clinics of Iowa is opening a clinic at 3 N. 17th St., leasing a space in a building ...
Natural disasters like tornadoes and floods cannot be avoided. Chemical spills, explosions, train accidents cannot be avoided. But we can plan for the unavoidable, and that was the purpose of a meeting held Thursday evening at Iowa Central Community College’s East Campus. Webster County Emergency Management Coordinator Dylan Hagen has partnered with JEO Consulting of Omaha to make such a plan entitled the Webster County 2026 Hazard Mitigation Plan. The meeting was attended by Fort Dodge Police Chief Dennis Quinn, Supervisor Austin Hayek, Emergency Management Agency commission ...
Optimae LifeServices’ residential-based supported community living programs, located in Ames and Fort Dodge, were recently awarded the specialized service certification required by Iowa Medicaid’s Quality Improvement Organization Home- and Community-Based Services unit. Optimae met all requirements for RBSCL service provision, with no remediations. According to the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, specialized certifications require providers to first be certified and maintain at least a developing level of certification for the corresponding core service. For example, ...
Cadence Stanberg, peer support specialist, ACT, Berryhill Center, was named the June Employee of the Month at UnityPoint Health — Fort Dodge. Stanberg was nominated by Jerry Robinson, substance abuse counselor, Berryhill Center, for being dependable, collaborative, and offering ...
Flour & Bloom Iowa invites the community to slow down, connect with nature, and explore the art of storytelling during a special outdoor poetry workshop led by acclaimed Iowa artist, author, and songwriter Chad Elliott. During this immersive three-hour workshop, participants will learn ...
The old hose reel on its tall, spindly wheels was state-of-the-art fire equipment when it first hit the streets in about 1879. It responded to its last fire call more than 100 years ago, and largely disappeared from view. Now, following a full restoration job completed in 2023, it ...
