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Celebrating Friskies
Local News
Cat lovers across the United States have been serving their feline friends Friskies brand wet cat food for decades. And for 50 years, the cans of that food have come from a plant in Fort Dodge. The golden anniversary of the Nestle Purina PetCare plant at 2400 Fifth Ave. S. was celebrated ...
Change of plans
Local News
CLARION — Iowa Specialty Hospitals and Clinics will no longer accept certain Medicare Advantage plans. This is a move hospital leaders say is meant to protect patients and staff from a system that often delays or denies needed care. Medicare is the federal health insurance program for ...
Keeping Fort Dodge on its feet
Local News
While Dr. Madison Leyk was exploring different career possibilities in the medical profession, she worked in a long term care facility in which none of the residents could walk. “That made me realize how important it is to keep people on their feet,” she said. In fact, she worked in ...
Iowa banks continue to drive Iowa’s economy in second quarter
Local Business
Despite continued inflationary pressures and economic uncertainty, Iowa’s banking industry finished the second quarter with year-over-year growth. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. state-specific data released Tuesday showed loan, deposit and asset growth from the prior year. “This ...
Cathcart named Employee of Month at TRMC
Business Briefs
Brittney Cathcart, administrator support coordinator in the Critical Care Unit, has been named the August Employee of the Month at UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center. Mindy Bell, a registered nurse in the Critical Care Unit, nominated Cathcart for her willingness to go ...