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Finally coming home
Steve Young, director of the Iowa Veterans’ Cemetery in Van Meter, holds a box containing the cremated remains for former U.S. Army Pvt. William Eugene Stevens during a memorial service Monday, Aug. 25, at the cemetery. Stevens, who was homeless, died in November, but his remains were never claimed by family members. The Missing In America Project claimed the cremains from an Urbandale funeral home and ensured the veteran was given his final rest with full military honors.
Steve Young, director of the Iowa Veterans’ Cemetery in Van Meter, holds a box containing the cremated remains for former U.S. Army Pvt. William Eugene Stevens during a memorial service Monday, Aug. 25, at the cemetery. Stevens, who was homeless, died in November, but his remains were never claimed by family members. The Missing In America Project claimed the cremains from an Urbandale funeral home and ensured the veteran was given his final rest with full military honors.
When Pvt. William Eugene Stevens died, few were there to mourn him. He was homeless, living at the Bethel Mission Church in Des Moines, and he was just another tired, hungry face in the crowd.
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To the beat of their own drums
      You could hear the rhythm echoing off the Raccoon River Valley. Phil DeLoriea, poised behind a pair of congas, sets the time, while his wife, Peg, adds a thumping timbre on the bongo between her knees. They play in a circle of two.
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Dallas Center-Grimes has made facility improvements
Dallas Center-Grimes officials and community leaders took part in a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new North Ridge Elementary in Grimes. The event helped kick off the new school year Monday, Aug. 18.
Dallas Center-Grimes officials and community leaders took part in a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new North Ridge Elementary in Grimes. The event helped kick off the new school year Monday, Aug. 18.
When board members walked into the new North Ridge Elementary for their Aug. 25 meeting Monday night, they were greeted by a table and walls littered with gratitude from students.
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EPC reverses DNR's confinement approval, 6-2
      Dallas County's appeal to the Environmental Protection Commission for the denial of two hog lot applications for the county was an emotional success Tuesday, Aug. 19 at a 2 p.m. hearing.
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Data center will be big water customer
Eight hundred seventy-six million gallons of water are enough to provide the daily drinking water needs of every Iowan for one year, seven months and 10 days.
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City Council votes to proceed with upcoming projects
      The Waukee City Council voted unanimously Monday, Aug. 18, to pursue a grant from the Iowa Department of Transportation to pay for a portion of the roadway access for the TEAM Technologies facility to be built near the intersection of Hickman and Alice's Road.
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Dallas County News
Finally coming home
To the beat of their own drums
Island Park re-opens in Adel
Adel's storm water problems will require big solutions
Redfield community blood drive to be Sept. 9
The Record
Dallas Center-Grimes has made facility improvements
EPC reverses DNR's confinement approval, 6-2
FSA announces 2008 crop buy-in disaster assistance program
Grimes City Council votes in favor of Wal-Mart plan
Dallas County students take 'ultimate field trip'
Waukee Today
Data center will be big water customer
City Council votes to proceed with upcoming projects
Local grant writers' group to host two workshops
New Waukee Elementary plans advance
Administrator's leave extended indefinitely
Dallas County News-Sports
TRANSPLANT SERIES 4 of 4: Let the Games Begin...
TRANSPLANT SERIES 3 of 4: The Slow Recovery
Van Meter players earn All-District and All-State honors
The Record-Sports
Meggison, Yossi selected for All-Star Competition
Two Hawkettes earn All-State softball team honors
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TRANSPLANT SERIES 4 of 4: Let the Games Begin...
This is the final in a four-part series following Adel resident Jim Steinberg, a recent athlete in the 2008 Transplant Games in Pittsburgh, and his story of kidney failure, the wait for an organ donor, and his goal of regaining the health that he once had to compete at a national level with others who had traveled a similar road. The Transplant Games are held every two years in cities around the United States to celebrate life, the athletes' return to full health, courage, caring for others, and a reaffirmation of the commitment to raise public awareness about the need for organ, bone marrow and tissue donation.
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TRANSPLANT SERIES 3 of 4: The Slow Recovery
      This is the third in a four-part series following Adel resident Jim Steinberg, a recent athlete in the 2008 Transplant Games in Pittsburgh, and his story of kidney failure, the wait for an organ donor, and his goal of regaining the health that he once had to compete at a national level with others who had traveled a similar road. The Transplant Games are held every two years in cities around the United States to celebrate life, the athletes' return to full health, courage, caring for others, and a reaffirmation of the commitment to raise public awareness about the need for organ, bone marrow and tissue donation.
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Meggison, Yossi selected for All-Star Competition
      Two Dallas Center-Grimes players were recognized on the Iowa Baseball Coaches Association All-State Team, and both were invited to participate in the 2008 IBCA All-Star competition.
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Two Hawkettes earn All-State softball team honors
      Senior Woodward-Granger softball players Kylie Wunschel and Lynn Grossnickle were both given honorable mention recognition on the 2008 Class 2A All-State Softball Team.
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