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State OKs $3.5M for Fort Dodge

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A new restaurant by the riverfront and improved buildings throughout downtown Fort Dodge may become a reality with the help of a financial boost approved Friday by state officials. The Iowa Economic Development Authority Board OK’d the extension of a reinvestment district that will provide ...

FROM FARM TO FASHION

Local Business

EDDYVILLE — In a concept called farm to fashion, Iowa corn farmers are raising a crop that’s being used by global apparel brands. Last year, Qore opened its $360 million plant in Eddyville, which has been busy converting corn sugar into 1,4-butanediol (BDO), a chemical feedstock once ...

Johnson named UnityPoint Employee of the Year

Business Briefs

Andy Johnson, a food service worker lead in nutritional services, has been named the 2025 Employee of the Year at UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center. He was the September 2025 Employee of the Month. He was nominated by Deb Hoover, food production coordinator in ...

News of Record: March 21, 2026

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WC schools go on lockdown during nearby drug raid WEBSTER CITY — Two Webster City schools put enhanced security measures in place Friday morning while law enforcement officers searched a nearby home as part of a narcotics investigation. That search was one of several conducted Friday, ...

Potts recognized at Stewart Memorial Community Hospital

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LAKE CITY — Ricole Potts has been named the March Path to Excellence Award recipient at Stewart Memorial Community Hospital in Lake City. She has worked at the hospital for almost 25 years in several different departments. For the past five years, she has served as the surgery clinic ...