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 ...

Mitch McCarville has joined Friendship Haven as director of campus support services. In his role, he will be responsible for leadership, vision, and strategic planning for all campus support services, which include grounds, maintenance, safety, campus inventory, transportation, campus ...

Dr. Maureen Salinas has joined the staff of Hearing Doctors of Iowa at its Fort Dodge location. Salinas has a doctor of audiology degree and 36 years of experience. She will provide diagnostic hearing testing and hearing aid services in the Physicians Office Building at UnityPoint Health ...

The Rev. Luke Fillmore has joined the Friendship Haven Board of Directors. Fillmore is an ordained elder within the United Methodist Church and has been serving as a pastor in Iowa congregations since 2015. With an undergraduate degree in linguistics and graduating from Iliff School of ...

Jen Crimmins, chief administrator officer of Citizens Community Credit Union in Fort Dodge, received the 2024 Iowa Credit Union Foundation Community Impact Award. The award was presented last month in Des Moines. She was one of two people to receive it. The award is given annually to ...

University of California Davis Professor David L. Woodruff, a Fort Dodge native renowned for his work in business analytics, has been named to the 2024 class of INFORMS Fellows, one of the highest honors in the field of operations research and analytics. INFORMS, the premier international ...