The Pocahontas Times · Parkersburg, IA
Lois Renee Good, 74, of Durbin, peacefully passed away Sunday, November 8, 2026, at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. Born August 28, 1952, in Parkersburg, she was a daughter of the late Carl “Bill” and Riella “Kate” Johnson Maston. In addition to her parents, she was preceded preceded in death by her sister, Kelly… Read the full story
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Iowa Capital Dispatch · Cedar Falls, IA
Nearby: Cedar Falls, IACEDAR FALLS — Kelly Sullivan is a ‘gold star” teacher in many ways, but she and other families who lost loved ones in war received a ‘‘gold star” tribute from one of her star pupils this week ahead of Veterans Day. Disabled veteran Taylor Morris, who lost parts of all four limbs in a May 2012 bomb blast in Afghanistan, and a cadre of volunteers dedicated a Gold Star Families Memorial at Veterans Memorial Park in Cedar Falls. Kelly Sullivan was Taylor Morris’s third grade teacher. She is the granddaughter and grandniece of Waterloo’s five Sullivan brothers, who were killed in World War II. Sullivan not only attended Monday’s dedication, she and staff brought third graders from Lincoln Elementary School in Cedar Falls to the ceremony. “I am so proud of my former third grader Taylor,” she said. Not only is Sullivan a member of a Gold Star family which lost loved ones in combat, in 2022 she was among a group of local educators nominated for a Gold Star Teachers award by the R.J.
The Sidney Herald · Waterloo, IA
Nearby: Waterloo, IABERTHA, Minn. — His arrest shocked a rural central Minnesota community. Known throughout Bertha, Minnesota, as a regular guy, Kelly Joseph Grant is a father of two. The 59-year-old military veteran was a construction worker who, at one point, managed his own company. That all changed this fall in Bertha. Authorities arrested Grant on Oct. 16 for the 1995 murder of Angela Renee Buck, whose body was found near Waterloo, Iowa, with a gunshot wound to the chest. The murder case against him came shocked many of the community’s 600 residents. He hadn’t been in trouble with the law since 2006, when he was pulled over in Wadena, Minnesota, for failing to wear a seatbelt. But Grant’s life wasn’t always so peaceable. Just two years before being stopped for a seatbelt violation, Grant was convicted for fourth-degree sexual assault and domestic assault. Both convictions stemmed from incidents in Bertha.
Algona Upper Des Moines · Charles City, IA
Nearby: Charles City, IAThe Charles City FFA invited community members to celebrate military service with its annual Veterans Day program on Wednesday, Nov. 11, in the Comet Gym. Opening the program with Carter Mack performing the Call to the Colors, the FFA students advanced the flags as master of ceremonies Kinleigh Bahe welcomed the audience. Following the Pledge of Allegiance led by the […] Sorry! An active online subscription is required to access this content. Please login below or Subscribe today! Forgot Password The post Charles City FFA leads community Veterans Day celebration first appeared on Enterprise Media.
Algona Upper Des Moines · Charles City, IA
Nearby: Charles City, IAMain Street Charles City invited community members to share their visions for the future during a Community Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 10. “We’re going to focus tonight on where we want our community to go,” said Community Development Director Mark Wicks. A wide cross-section of residents gathered in the public library’s Zastrow Room to share opinions on what […] Sorry! An active online subscription is required to access this content. Please login below or Subscribe today! Forgot Password The post Main Street Charles City gets feedback for the future first appeared on Enterprise Media.
Algona Upper Des Moines · Charles City, IA
Nearby: Charles City, IAFor 50 years, Charles City seniors have been gathering for meals, companionship and activities through a program that began with a small group of residents looking for a place to get together. The Charles City congregate meals program will celebrate its 50th anniversary Wednesday, Nov. 18, with entertainment, special guests and a Thanksgiving dinner at the Charles City Community Center. […] Sorry! An active online subscription is required to access this content. Please login below or Subscribe today! Forgot Password The post Charles City congregate meals program to celebrate 50 years Nov. 18 first appeared on Enterprise Media.
Algona Upper Des Moines · Charles City, IA
Nearby: Charles City, IAAn Amazon delivery van caught fire Tuesday afternoon in Charles City, possibly after trapping dry leaves under the engine compartment. Charles City firefighters were called to the intersection of Seventh and Hildreth streets at 1:42 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, where they found a fire in the front of the van. “My guess is, by the leaf litter, he probably went […] Sorry! An active online subscription is required to access this content. Please login below or Subscribe today! Forgot Password The post Leaf pile suspected in Amazon delivery van fire in Charles City first appeared on Enterprise Media.
Molalla Pioneer / Herald Pioneer · Mason City, IA
Nearby: Mason City, IA(WOODBURN) — It’s hard to believe that just passing time on the second floor of a Mason City, Iowa, building could end up sending a teenager to sea. But that’s what happened to Jared Jenkins in January of 1949. He was minding his own business, just waiting for his mother to finish something up, when a U.S. Navy recruiter sauntered up, started talking, and eventually sent the 94-year-old Woodburn resident around the world. Jenkins was a 16-year-old high school dropout then. He would turn 17 a few months later, and within three days of his birthday, he was a U.S. Navy recruit. “He gave me a little test, said I did good on it, and I ended up signing up,” said Jenkins. ‘I turned 17 on a Friday, had a physical on Saturday, and by Monday I was in.” That Navy duty would span 21 years, from 1949 to the end of July 1970. And within that time frame, Jenkins watched his country get involved in two wars on the ground, and a “cold war” that permeated everything.
