Veterans Home readies for younger generation of veterans
At the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown staff prepare for a surge of younger veterans returning from Afghanistan. A $109 million renovation will add private rooms as staff adapt care to the needs of injured, younger soldiers while continuing to support aging residents and former guards.
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Earlville to Lose Its Post Office After 45 Years
Earlville will close its 45 year old post office on April 28 affecting 820 residents. Residents lined up to turn in keys and change addresses as Mayor Dan Wheeler said lease negotiations failed. Residents urge action from Iowa lawmakers while lamenting the town’s loss of a lifeline.
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Funeral set Saturday for Shell Rock soldier Spe Don Nichols
Funeral services for 21 year old Spe Don Nichols of Shell Rock will be held Saturday at Waverly-Shell Rock High School. A full military service is planned with a visitation Friday at Kaiser-Carson Funeral Home. Nichols died April 13 in Afghanistan when the vehicle he was in was hit by a roadside bomb in Laghman province. He served in the Iowa Army National Guard 1st Battalion 133rd Infantry based in Waterloo.
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Girl testifies on alleged abuse by former coach at Olin High
A 16 year old girl testifies that Jer my Chamberlin former Olin High adviser and volleyball coach pursued her from age 14 with school related texts then escalated to kissing and touching on a gravel road in 2009. She said she feared him and stopped only when another car passed. The trial charges him with felony sexual exploitation by a school employee and several misdemeanor counts.
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