Rooted in rural Iowa: CRISP scholar builds a future in women’s health

Ashley Hurd-Jackson’s first deliveries were pigs on the family farm Now she is training to deliver babies — and better access to care — across rural Iowa

Posted 12/18/25

For Ashley Hurd-Jackson, MD, the values that guide her as a physician began long before medical school. It started on her family’s farm in Cleghorn, a Northwest Iowa town that’s home to about 230 …

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Rooted in rural Iowa: CRISP scholar builds a future in women’s health

Ashley Hurd-Jackson’s first deliveries were pigs on the family farm Now she is training to deliver babies — and better access to care — across rural Iowa

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Rooted in rural Iowa: CRISP scholar builds a future in women’s health

Ashley Hurd-Jackson’s first deliveries were pigs on the family farm Now she is training to deliver babies — and better access to care — across rural Iowa

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Western Iowa Tech Community celebrates anniversary

Quimby Community Center receives Legacy grant

Depot program highlights Cherokee’s move, growth and …

Fun at Family Fest