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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 Pocahontas Times · Parkersburg, IA
Nearby: Parkersburg, IALois 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
Capital Press · Moscow, ID
Nearby: Moscow, IDThe Leadership Idaho Agriculture Foundation announced participants in LIA class 47, to meet over the next four months. Sessions are planned in Moscow, Sun Valley, Twin Falls and Boise. Graduation is slated in February. LIA is designed to enhance each participant’s leadership, personal development and awareness of agriculture, according to a news release. Agriculture and agribusiness organization representatives selected participants in the annual statewide program, from which more than 1,190 people have graduated since 1985. The new class has 30 members. “The LIA program is dedicated to leadership development for Idaho men and women in the agriculture industry,” executive director Kendra Dustin said.
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.
Iowa Capital Dispatch · Cedar Rapids, IA
Nearby: Cedar Rapids, IAA federal prosecutor based in Cedar Rapids has been sanctioned for allegedly plagiarizing portions of his application to become a district court judge. The Attorney Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Iowa alleges that in May 2026, Michael S.A. Hudson, who works as a special assistant United States attorney for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Iowa, applied for an open position as a district court judge within Iowa’s First Judicial District. According to the board, “significant portions of the application were copied from application materials Judge Justin Lightfoot had submitted when seeking a judicial appointment in 2021.” The board alleges “the copying was extensive” and was not limited to an isolated sentence or phrase. “A side-by-side comparison of the applications shows repeated use of Judge Lightfoot’s organization, sequence of ideas, sentence structure, and substantive language across multiple paragraphs and sections,” the board concluded.
