John Nielsen has joined Ameriprise Financial Services in Fort Dodge as a financial adviser. He is joining Ascendant Wealth Management Group, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services He will see clients at his office, 31 S. 21st St. “Helping our clients ...

Jordan Culver, a Callender native, has been named vice president of safety and maintenance at LAD Truck Lines Inc. in Watkinsville, Georgia. He joined the company in 2019 as director of safety and recruiting. He has more than 15 years of experience in the trucking industry. He started ...

Ricki Osborn Stubbs has joined the Friendship Haven Board of Directors. Osborn Stubbs, a native of Fort Dodge, graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High School in 1990. She then earned her associate degree from Iowa Central Community College, her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa ...

Yustika Rasmussen, a patient care technician in Acute Care, received the ROSE Award at UnityPoint Health – Trinity Regional Medical Center. She was nominated by a patient, who shared about their time together. “ I was experiencing some very low blood sugars, and the protocol meant a ...

Three employees of UnityPoint Health — Fort Dodge have been honored with the Sunshine Award. They are Jason Thomason, environmental services technician II; Amber Lewis, clinic supervisor, POB East Specialty Clinics; and Alexa Strait, radiology tech lead. The award recognizes non-nursing ...

POCAHONTAS — The Kaleidoscope Factory in Pocahontas, which makes and sells handcrafted wood toys and keepsakes, has been named the Small Business of the Week by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst Ernst, a Republican who is the ranking member of the Senate Small Business Committee, recognizes an Iowa ...