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Iowa officials expand list of measles exposure locations
DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa health officials have identified a new location where people may have been exposed to measles. The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services and local public health agencies said people who visited Hy-Vee at 3111 Main Street in Keokuk on Friday, Oct. 30 between 1:30 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. should watch for symptoms. Symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, red or watery eyes and rash.
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Amest Tribune
A veteran helped rebuild a road of honor. He'll tell its story in Ames
When Bill Smith looked at the deteriorating road leading to one of the oldest national cemeteries, he saw more than broken pavement. He saw an opportunity to honor thousands of veterans. The Keokuk resident and retired U.S. Air Force staff sergeant helped lead an effort to rebuild the roadway connecting downtown Keokuk to Keokuk National Cemetery, the final resting place of more than 6,000 veterans. More: Why Ames High legend Harrison Barnes bought a small-town Iowa bank The project, known as the Road of Honor, transformed a worn and aging street into a fitting approach to a cemetery that predates Arlington National Cemetery. Smith will share the story behind that effort as the featured speaker at the Ames Patriotic Council' s Veterans Day program at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Ames City Auditorium. The program will be livestreamed on the Patriotic Council's Facebook page , where it will remain available after the event, as well as on the City of Ames' Facebook page . Road of Honor brought Keokuk community together The Road of Honor project began when Smith and five other community members formed a committee to improve the roadway. Together, the group raised roughly $3.5 million for
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Quincy Veterans Home Opens New Buildings After $300M Overhaul
Illinois Veterans’ Home at Quincy — Site of Newly Opened Care Buildings. Illinois’ oldest veterans’ home has a new look, nearly $300 million worth, and officials say it’s meant to put a dark chapter from 2015 firmly in the past. Gov. JB Pritzker joined local, state and community leaders on October 20, 2025, in Quincy to celebrate the grand opening of new long-term-care and independent-living buildings at the Illinois Veterans’ Home at Quincy, a campus that has served former service members since 1886.
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A $300 million investment transforms Illinois’ oldest veterans’ home
QUINCY, Ill. (WGN) — The state’s oldest and largest veterans’ home is 300 miles from Chicago in Quincy. After some state-of-the-art renovations, the facility has begun its next chapter. The Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy sits on 210 acres in the state’s western midsection. There are more than 20 buildings, five miles of roads, two bridges, and an on-site […]
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Cities Seek $10 Million In Damages Against Ameren
Kirkwood and four other Missouri cities aren’t ready to take no for an answer just yet. Late last month, the cities — Kirkwood, Hannibal, Fulton, Marceline and New Madrid — filed an appeal in a lawsuit seeking more than $10 million in damages from utility giant Ameren.
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Quincy mother-daughter duo leads city’s 2nd Christmas parade
QUINCY, Ill. - Quincy's Christmas Parade by the Quincy Rotary After Dark club is back again, addressing the little bumps they ran into last year and looking forward to an even better parade this year to bring that Christmas magic right down Maine Street. “This year, the parade is just...