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Metro daycare holding lemonade stand for classmate waiting for heart transplant
WINDSOR HEIGHTS, Iowa — From the first hour to the most recent, life has been Ali’s opponent. “She was born with a congenital heart block,” says mom, Isabella Hageman, “so she had a pacemaker.” She battled months in the womb, then weeks in the NICU … but somehow prevailed. “I think one of the doctors […]
Kyra Anderson, Drake Hinson voted the Ames Tribune's female and male Athletes of the Week
Ames softball player Kyra Anderson and Nevada baseball player Drake Hinson were voted the Ames Tribune's female and male Athlete of the Week winners for the week of July 8-14. Anderson dominated the female Athlete of the Week voting with 49% of the vote. Gilbert softball player Emma Latterell came in second with...
Immigrant community pushes Iowa City for minority-specific affordable housing
Colombian immigrant and Iowa City resident Francisco Rodriguez said his family felt "helpless" when searching for a place to live. Between application fees, deposits and the need for a translator, he struggled to land a place for his five-person family for six months. Rodriguez is one of many Iowa City...
Melcher-Dallas Man Arrested for Felony Child Endangerment
A Melcher Dallas man was arrested Wednesday on two felony counts of child endangerment and neglect or abandonment of a dependent from an incident that allegedly occurred in May. At approximately 2:15 pm on May 21st, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office received a phone call of a child that was...
Predicting the champions for Iowa high school baseball state tournament 2024
Fire up the grills and take the tarps off the fields. It's time for the Iowa high school state baseball tournament. Johnston, Western Dubuque, Beckman Catholic and Remsen St. Mary's took home the hardware last year. Johnston and Remsen St. Mary's are back in the state tournament field this year. ...
Greene Co Cattlemen’s Association Donates $2,000 of Beef to Food Pantry
The local food pantry in Jefferson recently had a generous donation from a non-profit organization. The Greene County Cattlemen’s Association donated $2,000 of beef to the Greene County Action Resource Center late last month and ARC Manager Shirley Haupert was grateful to receive several cases of beef. “We’re approached...
Evening Weather Alert: Isolated Funnel Clouds in SE Iowa, NE Missouri, and Central Illinois
Quad Cities, IA/IL – Reports of funnel clouds have been received west of Washington, IA. Conditions are favorable for isolated funnel clouds with rain showers in southeast Iowa, northeast Missouri, and west central Illinois through 7 PM. These funnel clouds are higher up in the sky and are not anticipated to reach the ground.
OPPD crew returning after supporting power restoration efforts in Iowa, Illinois
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The OPPD crew that traveled to Iowa and Illinois to assist power workers there with restoration after a line major storms rolled through the region is headed back home. In an update Saturday, OPPD said that in addition to general power restoration assistance, their transportation mechanics...
Wachholtz and Ballard honored by Governor for volunteerism
Paula Wachholtz of Panora and Cathy Ballard of Guthrie Center were honored June 25 during the annual Iowa 2024 Governor’s Volunteer Awards ceremony. The two were among more than 400 Iowans similarly honored. This was the 40thyear of the awards program. Individuals and groups were honored, and length of service awards were also given.
Albia Chamber Main Street hosts Main Street America Leadership
Albia welcomed a visit from a members of the Main Street America Leadership on Wednesday, July 10. Jackie Swihart, the Program Officer for Revitalization Services for Main Street America spent the day in Albia, visiting with local business owners, city officials, community members and Main Street Board members and volunteers.
Quilts of Valor presented to seven area servicemen
GARWIN – Seven Tama County area men were presented with a Quilt of Valor on Wednesday, July 3, as part of the July 4 Freedom Days celebration held in Garwin. Members of the Central Iowa Quilt Sew-ciety were on hand to help with the presentation of the quilts. These...
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