Sometimes the perfect job just finds you. April Clendenen, a sales specialist for Flummerfelt Homes in Nevada, was working at Mary Greeley as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and taking nursing classes at DMACC when her “perfect job” came along. Her significant other, Jeff Clendenen, was working for Flummerfelt Homes, so April had started doing cleaning of homes for Flummerfelt …

Nevada High School graduate Robyn (Leighty) Lewis (Class of 2010) was going to be an eye doctor, until she encountered organic chemistry at Iowa State University and realized, “I despised it.” Today, you’ll find Robyn at First Interstate Bank in Nevada (formerly Great Western Bank), where she’s a financial services representative and often helps out as a teller. She’d worked …

When it comes to working in the Main Street District of Nevada, IA, this young woman has both a strong family history of relatives working downtown and a current roster of relatives and connections working in the district. Rachel (Smith) DeVries, 27, a 2013 graduate of Nevada High School, said her childhood is full of memories of Nevada’s downtown and …

Couser Cattle Company’s cattle manager, Shane Jurgensen, is a unique kind of ag professional. “I’m not a farmer,” he said. “My brother’s a farmer. Farmers do row crops. My focus is cattle, and there’s not a lot of ag people who have their only thing as working with cattle.” Shane has been working for Couser Cattle Company, located north of …

Tate Handsaker never thought he would end up in the banking industry, but that is exactly where the 28-year-old has landed. Currently Vice President/Ag and Commercial Loan Officer for Availa Bank in Nevada, Tate is finding that banking is a great place for him to help others. “This job is all about helping people… We are here to be a …

September 30, 2022 The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) announced $35 million in workforce housing tax credits to develop new housing across Iowa, including the Cass-Doty housing project in Nevada. This project includes seven, three-bedroom, two-bathroom rental units. This year, IEDA received 133 applications, including the Cass-Doty application. City of Nevada Mayor Brett Barker, explains, “The 2021 Story County Housing …

Being in the car sales business has its challenges right now. That is for sure. Nonetheless, the Ordering Manager for Ames Ford Lincoln, Kirk Lemon, intends to see this career through to retirement. “I have about 10 years (until retirement),” Kirk said, and he’s facing the current car industry challenges with a positive mindset. “I always try to look at …

Tasha Vorm knew she wanted a job treating sports injuries and working with athletes from a young age. “I was very active in my school, not just in athletics, but athletics played a big role in my life. I liked medicine, so (athletic training) was my way of combining the two.” The 1995 graduate of Audubon High School, who played …

As a Nevada High School student, Matt Myers had not really determined what he wanted to do with his life. However, a sports injury, and more specifically one that required him to seek rehab therapy at 21st Century Rehab in Nevada, put his future into focus. “I was working with Tasha (Vorm) and they (Tasha and others at 21st Century …

Almost 15 years ago, Chris Ritter began employment with ALMACO in Nevada, and he does not regret the career move. “I started off at ALMACO as a welder and worked in the weld shop probably five or six years, and then went to QA (Quality Assurance), and from there to supervisor and now manager,” he said. As a production manager …