Community Health Center of Fort Dodge, in partnership with Live Healthy Iowa (LHI), will be hosting a 5K in Fort Dodge on Saturday, April 13th.
Month: February 2024
Governor’s bill to restructure mental health, substance abuse care in Iowa moves forward
Mental health providers and advocates praised the governor’s plan to overhaul the state’s behavioral health system during a subcommittee meeting Thursday, though some said they
Senate bill calls for taxpayers to fund training for nursing home administrators
State dollars would used to pay for trainees’ wages A bill that would establish a taxpayer-funded training program for nursing home administrators is working its
Ditch The Directions
When I tell you I get forwarded a lot of ideas for craft projects to do at Studio Sol, I mean I get A LOT.
Fixing Biden’s FAFSA Fiasco
It’s often said that your own education is one of the best investments you can make. For many students, that investment looks like heading off
Turning Down Food Assistance For Poor Children Is Shockingly Callous
15 right-wing governors are shamefully refusing federal aid meant to feed hungry kids This plot line could have come from one of Charles Dickens’ novels
Don’t be fooled by political wedge issues disguised as ‘simple solutions’
One of the fallacies of politics these days is the notion of simple solutions. Regardless of whether the problem is immigration, the homeless, gun ownership
America’s Wariest Waterfowl Move Through Iowa
The annual northward migration of the lesser snow goose ranks as one of creation’s most awe-inspiring events. Heading toward ancestral breeding grounds in arctic Canada,
Iowa Capital Dispatch staff win awards for best video, news story, coverage of courts
Iowa Capital Dispatch staff won a half-dozen awards in the annual Iowa Newspaper Association Better Newspaper contest. Senior reporter Jared Strong collected first-place awards for
Fareway donates $100,000 to DMACC Transportation Institute project
The food retailer Fareway has donated $100,000 to Des Moines Area Community College for its new Transportation Institute, which is now under construction. As previously
