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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 ...

Warland joins WCF Financial Bank

WCF Financial Bank announces that Joel Warland has been named Senior Vice President/Lending. Warland began his duties on March 7 and is working out of the main office in Webster City. Warland is a native of Fort Dodge, a current resident of Eagle Grove, and has more than 30 years of bank ...

Bargfrede joins staff at Boone River Financial

Meredith Bargfrede of Webster City has joined Boone River Financial as a Paraplanner. She began her duties on Jan. 31 and will be assisting with financial planning while also working towards obtaining her full securities licensure. Being raised here in Webster City, Bargfrede brings a ...

Tiedje promoted at WCF Financial Bank

WCF Financial Bank has announced the promotion of Bill Tiedje to Assistant Vice President/Credit Administration. Tiedje has been employed with the bank as a credit analyst for two years, working out of the main office in Webster City. Tiedje is a native of Newton and a current ...