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Nurse practitioner joins Dakota Family Services

Amanda Daggett recently joined Dakota Family Services, an outpatient behavioral health clinic, as a nurse practitioner. As a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner with a master’s degree from the University of North Dakota, Daggett diagnoses and treats mental health disorders in children, adolescents and adults, which includes therapy and medication management, and works with a team of professionals to help patients achieve optimal wellness. Daggett specializes in treating people who suffer from bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety and helping people achieve ...

CaringEdge receives award

CaringEdge, a Grand Forks based provider of outpatient therapy, home health and hospice, is the recipient of Pinnacle Quality Insight’s 2022 Customer Experience Award. Jennifer Davis, executive vice president of Health Services for CaringEdge Division, said in a news release: “It is an honor to be achieving this award for the second time, but what we genuinely treasure is being able to provide care and comfort to those who need it the most in their greatest time of need. We are grateful for the feedback from our patients and their families. Receiving this recognition is a reminder ...

Futures Files

Ian storms commodity markets Hurricane Ian, identified as the sixth most powerful hurricane in US history, and one of the worst to hit Florida, stimulated rapid intermittent buying of crude oil, diesel, gasoline, natural gas, orange juice, and lumber all week. After a brief hiatus, as the category 4 storm moved into the Atlantic and lost energy, the eye was aiming at the Carolinas for a somewhat milder category 1 dose of flooding and damage. Crude, heating oil, and gasoline spiked upward midweek but weakened on Friday as damage to rigs and refineries were assessed. Frozen OJ ...

‘It’s been a good run’

You never want to hear that a local business is shutting down, especially ones that have stood the test of time like Andersons D & S Bootery, a purveyor of a range of boots, shoes, and orthopedics. While it still may be bittersweet for owner Bryan Anderson to say farewell to the business that ...

Wald joins Aspire Credit Union

Christy Wald has been hired as a mortgage loan processor at Aspire Credit Union. Wald has nine years of loan processing experience and more than 23 years of work in the financial industry. “I am excited to connect with members and assist them with their mortgage questions and make the process as easy as possible for them,” Wald said. Aspire Credit Union, formerly Prairie Federal Credit Union, has served the Minot area communities since 1937. It is a non-profit, member-owned financial institution. A community-chartered credit union, it is serving Bottineau, McHenry, McLean, ...

Pardon joins Dacotah Bank

Courtney Pardon has joined the Dacotah Bank location in Minot as a mortgage banker. Pardon is a 2012 Surrey High School graduate. She graduated from Minot State University in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in finance and management. Her banking career includes 10 years of experience in the Minot market. Her most recent position she is coming to Dacotah Bank from was a mortgage banker with Bremer Bank. She spends time in the community being part of the board for the Minot Association of Builders, Optimist Cub and serves as a Minot Area Chamber EDC ambassador.