Purple Heart recovered for Harold Hayes and unclaimed medals
The Iowa Treasurer's Office returned Harold Hayes Purple Heart to his lone surviving relative Nancy through the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt. The event highlighted missing honors and urged help locating Herman Eggers’ next of kin while noting the program has $587 million in assets to return and has already returned over $390 million.
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Hayes
Clark
Harold Hayes
Pleasantville
Tama
American Legion
Smith
Iowa
Nancy
Mike Fitzgerald
Herman Eggers
Waterloo
Eggers
Iowa Treasurer’s Office
Iowatreasurer.gov
Iowa Capitol
Des Moines
Iowa roundabout plan links four cities with land trust settlement
North Liberty and Tiffin plan a shared funding approach for a Forevergreen Road and Jasper Avenue roundabout at a regional crossroads. Coralville Tiffin North Liberty and the Barick Land Trust expect to sign a settlement ending litigation and returning deeded land to the trust while Coralville handles Jasper Avenue continuation. Tiffin will convey ROW to Coralville with a remaining 100 feet retained, delaying construction until the roundabout is built.
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Johnson County
North Liberty
Tiffin
Coralville
Barick Land Trust
Trust
Forevergreen Road
Jasper Avenue
Liberty City
Grant Lientz
Rarick
Kevin Olson
Iowa lawmakers weigh community colleges offering bachelor’s degrees
Iowa's Collins asks community college leaders to study feasibility of bachelor’s degree programs at state community colleges. The plan would map unmet workforce needs, capacity, funding models, accreditation, and outcomes, with interim results due by May 31 and a final report by Oct 31 for the 2026 session.
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Collins
Iowa House
Iowa
Higher Education Committee
Community College Baccalaureate Association
West Virginia
California
Colorado
Ohio
Florida
Washington
Missouri
United States
Worr
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Erin. Murphy
Thegazette
Roby Smith
Erin Murphy
the Gazette
Andersen Drive
Pinseekers
Skylar Limkemann
Megan.woolard
Thegazette.com
Marengo Rd
Johnson
Penn St
Liberty
Forevergreen Rd
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City of North Liberty
Gazette Map
Vanessa. Miller
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