Ames and Story County residents gathered at the Ames Auditorium Monday to celebrate the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the only federal holiday designated by Congress also recognized as a national day of service to honor the late civil rights leader and foster change.
It was at least week’s Toledo City Council meeting that Toledo resident Mark Doland got up to speak. Doland, a community advocate for the Marshalltown Police
A Cedar Rapids woman who has spent more than eight years volunteering her time to fight human trafficking was honored Thursday with an Outstanding Anti-Trafficking Service Award from the Iowa Network Against Human Trafficking.
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate presented awards on behalf of the Iowa Network Against Human Trafficking to outstanding community members combating human trafficking across the state.