If you look up the word “hero” in a dictionary, you will find it is defined as a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character; a person who, in the opinion of others, has special achievements, abilities, or personal qualities and is regarded as a role model. The word hero can ...
UnityPoint Health Center for Urology provides comprehensive treatment for disorders affecting the male and female urinary tract. Our team treats conditions such as prostate cancer, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, testicular cancer, benign prostatic hypertrophy, erectile dysfunction, urinary ...
According to the Coalition to Support Iowa Farmers and the on the most recent U.S. census data (2012), Iowa is home to 88,637 farms, 97.5 percent of which are family owned. With all the talk of “Big Ag” coming to dominate agriculture, the average farm size in Iowa has held steady since the ...
Katie Averill’s message to a leadership group from Fort Dodge visiting the State Capitol was straight from the heart. “I walked into the room and told them, I have been looking forward to this,” she said. “I am a Fort Dodge girl. You can take the girl out of The Dodge, but you can’t ...
Join us for one of the community’s most anticipated annual events: The Webster County American Heart Association’s Sweetheart Gala. This is a wonderful chance to have a fun-filled evening supporting a great cause. This year’s event will be held Saturday, March 3 at the Best Western ...
Can women get heart disease? Are only older people at risk for heart disease? What is heart disease? There are many questions and misconceptions about heart disease. The month of February is dedicated to bring awareness to multiple areas of heart disease. Heart disease is responsible for over ...
Iowa Central Community College takes pride in its curriculum standards and capacity to offer high levels of academic and personal support for students. As an institution of higher learning, we are dedicated to student success and continue to plan and grow in support of our mission to offer a ...
Bill Goodman was just 7 years old when he moved into his step-grandmother’s home in Fort Dodge to live with her and 10 of her children. His mother, Carrie, had died in an auto accident two years earlier. His father, Louis Goodman, who worked for a steel company, believed Fort Dodge would be ...
With every new year there is often a feeling of new beginnings and renewed hope. Hopefully, this is true for most people, and especially our youths. A well-known quote from Helen Keller addresses the concept of hope very well: “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be ...
As co-chairs for the 26th annual Trinity Hospice Ball, we invite you to attend an important and memorable evening on Feb. 3. This event recognizes support and love; compassion and excellence, and most important, people; the ones we have lost and the ones who hold us up. We will begin our ...
Iowa Central Community College and the Area V region is at a crossroads. Decisions that we make today will have an impact both to the area economy and the education opportunities of our children and grandchildren. On Feb. 6, Iowa Central Community College will ask for voters in the nine ...
Whenever Kathleen Hay is asked where she works, her answer is simple: “Look for the building with the big green clock on top,” she says. “That’s how we tell people how to find us on Central Avenue.” As Webster County deputy treasurer, she has had lots of company. Thousands of ...
Compared to most other states, Iowa has pretty good laws and administrative rules requiring openness concerning public meetings and public records. A few significant situations, however, still await remedy. Section 21 of the Iowa Code governs open meetings, and Section 22 handles public ...
Your mom always told you not to go outside in the cold with wet hair and to bundle up when heading out in the bitter temperatures — otherwise, you’d end up with an illness. So, do you really get sick from being cold? Let’s answer this age-old question and find out which of your mom’s ...
Iowa Central Community College supports the general goals and recommendations of the Future Ready Alliance Task Force that Gov. Kim Reynolds and Dan Houston, chairman chief executive officer of Principal Financial Group co-chaired. In addition, we stress that the Legislature needs to maintain ...
It is hard to imagine Christmas time without the mouth-watering food, nuzzling up by the fire with loved ones, eagerly hanging up Christmas decorations, and, of course, the anticipation of the long-awaited presents. All of these things are aspects that help make Christmas so wonderful. ...
With a military precision befitting their mission, volunteer organizers of the Brushy Creek Honor Flights have virtually every minute of a 19-hour day accounted for when they transport their precious cargo of area veterans to view national landmarks in Washington, D.C. They’ve done it 14 ...
I worked for a psychiatry practice when I was in graduate school in Connecticut in 1989. The practice was based on the town line between Hartford and its affluent sister, West Hartford. From that vantage point, I became used to mental health services and how they were — or weren’t — ...
An American is diagnosed with diabetes every 19 seconds, making it one of today’s fastest growing health challenges. The American Diabetes Association projects that one in three Americans living today will eventually develop diabetes. By 2050, the number of diagnoses is expected to increase ...
Iowa Central has committed to an innovative and exciting approach to STEMM — Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medical Sciences. The idea of STEM is not new. My colleagues and I have been attending STEM conferences for the past 15 years. Gov. Kim Reynolds and Dr. Chris ...