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Van Diest Supply celebrates 70th anniversary on Sept. 11

The Van Diest Supply Company will be hosting an Open House on Friday, inviting the public to join them in celebrating the 70th Anniversary of their business. There will be guided tours offered of their facility in addition to a lunch. The event begins at 11 a.m. and continues until 1 p.m., ...

La Perla Jarocha celebrates 20 years in Webster City

Starting a business wasn't part of the plan for Julia Sosa when she moved to Webster City 30 years ago. But when she wanted to prepare traditional Mexican cooking for her family, it became a challenge to locate the product she wanted. Tired of traveling to Des Moines or Hampton, she ...

Urology services now available at VDMC

The Van Diest Medical Center has announced that Fawad Zafar, M.D., will be joining the team in VDMC’s Surgery and Specialty Clinic Department, beginning in August. Dr. Fawad Zafar is a urologist with 30 years of experience in both Urology and General Surgery. He completed his Doctor of ...

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Fireflies and bats to be focus of conservation program tonight The Hamilton County Conservation program will be held tonight from 8:30 p.m. until 10 p.m. at the Briggs Woods barn shelter. This is at the third level of Briggs Woods County park. The program theme is “Chasing Fireflies, bat counts and glow games. To register for the program go to www.mycountyparks.com. For more information contact John Laird at 515-832-9570 or 515-297-0423. He can also be emailed at jlaird@hamiltoncounty.org. Blood Drive at VDMC Thursday The Webster City Community Blood Drive is ...

VDMC welcomes general orthopedic surgeon Sreedhar Somisetty, MD

Dr. Sreedhar Somisetty will join the provider team at Van Diest Medical Center beginning in January. Dr. Somisetty is a general orthopedic surgeon with 25 years of clinical experience, working in diverse practice settings. He completed his Doctor of Medicine degree from Osmania Medical ...

WCF Financial Bank partners with Kasasa to launch reward-based deposit accounts

According to a Wednesday news release, WCF Financial Bank announced its partnership with Kasasa, an award-winning financial technology and marketing service provider, to offer free Kasasa checking accounts that provide account holders with cash rewards. In addition to cash rewards, Kasasa accounts feature nationwide ATM withdrawal fee refunds when account holders meet certain qualifications. These accounts require no minimum balance and have no monthly service fees. Kasasa accounts offered at WCF Financial Bank include the following: — Kasasa Cash® - A free checking account that ...