Anamosa hosts RAGBRAI ride with giant God Bless America statue
Cyclists and visitors enjoyed music food and beer as Anamosa promotes a 25 foot tall God Bless America statue valued at 880000 to stay permanently. Jan Nierling 63 Mason City an annual rider praised the event while Center Point hosted pig themed park day fundraising for prom. Arnav Shah 35 New York skated the routes with six teammates completing the Karras Loop over 100 miles.
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Anamosa
Grant Wood
Jan Nierling
Mason City
Nierling
Center Point
Linn County
Center Point Urbana High School
Arnav Shah
New York City
First Timers Hit the Road for RAGBRAI Across Iowa
Riders with limited prior experience join veteran cyclists on RAGBRAI across Iowa. Alex Paterson while training faced unexpected hills and declared the loop a must do, while Cindy Berndt and her husband tackle the ride solo after a team fell through. They report heat and fatigue yet praise the positive mood.
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Ragbral
Alex Paterson
Ames
Iowa
Cindy Berndt
Parker, Colo
Ragbrai
Berndt
Rylee
Wilson
Thegazette
Food For Thought runs pop-up pantries in Mount Vernon area
Community groups organize seven pop-up food pantries since the pandemic began with the first 2021 pantry held in Mount Vernon. Volunteers note families use free breakfasts and lunches and new PE BT benefits help with meals. Each pantry serves about 50 households and stays open to anyone facing food insecurity in Mount Vernon and Lisbon.
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Greg Batenhorst
Food For Thought
Batenhorst
Iowa
Mount Vernon
Nicole McAlexander
Southeast Linn Community Center
Ander
Southeast
Linn Community Center
McAlexander
Kate Rose
Thought
Rose
Lisbon
Oujiri overpayment case at Veterans Home ends with termination
The Ames Gazette reports Oujiri was fired for performance issues after auditors found he was overpaid starting in 2019. The state seeks to recover 11,625 in unused vacation and 14,161 in retirement contributions, with audits shared with federal officials due to federal funding for the Veterans Home.
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Cumming
Reynolds
Oujiri
Auditor’s Office
Pat Garrett
Attorney General’s Office
Sand
Veterans Home
Iowa Department of Administrative Services
Sujiri
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Marshall County Attorney’s Office
Polk County Attorney’s Office
Iowa Attorney General’s Office
Marine Corps
Matthew Peterson
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Cole Werner
Central City Road
Andy Abeyta
the Gazette
Tanya Zielinski
Grapevine
Texas
Main Street
Central City
Grace
King
Paisley Worthy
Mount Vernon Middle School
Liz Martin
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