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Ulrich outlines Pell grant impact in DC

By BILL SHEA bshea@messengernews.net Iowa Central Community College President Jesse Ulrich was in Washington, D.C., Friday telling national leaders how a new version of federal student aid will make an impact locally. That new form of aid is called Workforce Pell. Iowa Central is the ...

Obria to hold grand opening ceremony Thursday

Obria Medical Clinics of Iowa is pleased to invite community members, business leaders, healthcare partners, and supporters to celebrate the grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Fort Dodge medical clinic from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday. The event will take place at 3 N. 17th St. The celebration will officially begin with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 4:30 p.m., marking an exciting milestone as Obria expands access to compassionate, excellent healthcare services for women and families throughout north central Iowa. Guests attending the grand opening will have ...

In another realm

FARNHAMVILLE — For a few brief shining hours Saturday afternoon, Bob Meyer, of Callender, wasn’t Bob Meyer, of Callender. Instead he was Merlin the Magician from the Realm of Camelot. He was visiting the Kingdom of Farnhamville to partake in the wonders of the town’s inaugural ...

Keeping your money safe from scammers

Michael Larson, commercial market president at First Interstate Bank, shared one of the things that keeps employees at the institution busy on Monday and Tuesday mornings during a Community Fraud and Cyber Security Training session at the Fort Dodge Public Library Saturday morning — ...