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Today’s edition · Fri., Nov. 6

Veterans Day parade rolls through Council Bluffs on Saturday

Plus, 595 affordable rental homes are coming to four Iowa cities, including Council Bluffs.

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Omaha lit up Memorial Park for veterans, and Council Bluffs holds its parade Saturday

The ceremony and the veterans behind it, by the numbers

10th
annual Veterans Shine On Lighting Ceremony in Omaha
20 years
Eric Ewing served in the Navy
18 months
Army veteran Dwain Holmes served in Vietnam

Sources: KMTV 3 News Now Omaha, WOWT

If you want to honor a veteran this weekend, you've got options on both sides of the river. Omaha lit up Memorial Park Thursday night for its ceremony. Eric Ewing, Mayor John Ewing Jr.'s brother, gave the keynote, and WOWT reports he served 20 years in the Navy. The mayor also spoke to the crowd.

“We are here for you as well.”

Mayor John Ewing Jr., speaking to veterans at the ceremony

In Council Bluffs, KMTV says the Veterans Day Parade is Saturday at 11 a.m. An event listing shows it at 8:30 a.m. at Pearl and Main Streets, so we suggest confirming before you head out. Veterans can also grab free breakfast Saturday, and the listing mentions lunch afterward at the American Legion, 715 S. 4th St.

Veterans events run from Thursday night through Veterans Day

  1. Nov. 5Omaha lights Memorial Park for its ceremony.
  2. Nov. 7Bellevue hosts Nebraska's Veterans' Day Parade at 10 a.m. on Mission Avenue.
  3. Nov. 7Council Bluffs holds its Veterans Day Parade, listed at 11 a.m. by KMTV.
  4. Nov. 11Veterans Day: American Legion Post 1 hosts a community ceremony at Memorial Park.

Sources: KMTV 3 News Now Omaha, WOWT, the event's listing

  • Free veterans breakfast Saturday: Post 2, Defiant Harley-Davidson
  • Post 1 ceremony: Nov. 11, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Parade listing: Pearl and Main Streets
  • Lunch after parade: raffle and auction help serve veterans

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News Notes

Housing

The awarded nearly $9 million in federal housing tax credits on Nov. 4. They'll help create 595 affordable rental homes in Council Bluffs, Dubuque, Waterloo and West Des Moines. KWWL

595affordable rental homes planned in four Iowa cities, including Council Bluffs

Nearly $9 million in federal housing tax credits will help create them, through both new construction and conversions of existing buildings.

Source: KWWL

Adoption Day

Pottawattamie County supervisors unanimously approved courthouse grounds for a National Adoption Day Celebration on Saturday, Nov. 21. Judge Kathleen Kilnoski presides, and this year's kids range "from toddler to teen." KMAland.com

Essex water

If you live in Essex, temporary water shutoffs hit today for roughly two hours. They cover Victory Street and Alice Street between Nebraska and South Avenues, and East Street between Omaha and South Avenues. KMAland.com

Bison Fest

Families and nature lovers can join the herd from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Bison Fest at in Hancock. Daily Nonpareil

Goodwill

Goodwill will open a new Council Bluffs store, the Omaha World-Herald reports. Shoppers in downtown and eastern Omaha will be a short drive away. Omaha World-Herald

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Around Iowa

Turnout

The Iowa Secretary of State reported 63.7% voter turnout in Tuesday's midterm, with 797,846 registered voters not casting ballots. Nebraska's turnout was just under 60%. WOWT

Iowa turnout topped 63% in Tuesday's midterm

63.7%Registered Iowa voters who cast ballots Tuesday

Source: WOWT

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Registered Iowa voters who cast ballots Tuesday63.7%

Malvern

A $5.5 million project called Florence Apartments broke ground in Malvern. It will bring 24 rental homes, with construction expected to finish in early 2028. KMTV 3 News Now Omaha

NAMI

Brittany Seely, a Pottawattamie County neighbor, says an eight-week NAMI family class gave her tools to cope with a family crisis. She says clients she works with in rural Iowa sometimes "have to drive all the way to Council Bluffs or to Omaha to seek any sort of treatment." KMTV 3 News Now Omaha

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Good Day Council Bluffsto me · Fri., Nov. 66:00 a.m.

Veterans Day parade rolls through Council Bluffs on Saturday

Plus, 595 affordable rental homes are coming to four Iowa cities, including Council Bluffs.

The TLDR

  1. Council Bluffs Veterans Day Parade is Saturday
  2. 595 affordable rentals get tax credits, some in Council Bluffs
  3. Essex water shutoffs hit three streets today
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