The winners of the 2023 Iowa Character Awards have been released. The annual awards salute Iowans who adhere to the six pillars of character: Caring, Citizenship, Fairness, Respect, Responsibility and Trustworthiness. A total of eleven people and organizations will be...
A dozen Iowans, state-based organizations, schools, teams and companies that go above and beyond to promote good character are being honored by the Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University in Des Moines with this year's Iowa Character Awards. Spokeswoman...
Today marks a full decade for the annual Day of Service and Giving on what would have been the 24rd birthday of an Eagle Grove boy. Aaron Eilerts was 14 when he was killed by a tornado that hit the Boy Scout camp in Harrison County in 2008. Beth Stephas, a counselor...
A dozen individual Iowans, schools, businesses and groups are being recognized with this year’s Iowa Character Awards, being announced by officials with the Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University. Amy Smit, spokeswoman for Character Counts in Iowa, says...
A select group of Iowans is being honored for their efforts to promote what are known as the six pillars of character: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship. Amy Smit, spokeswoman for Character Counts in Iowa, says this year's...
What's known as the National Nine-Eleven Flag will be in Iowa for a special event later this month. Jeff Parness, of the New York Says Thank You Foundation, says the big banner will be in Eagle Grove as part of the third annual Aaron Eilerts Day of Service and Giving...
The winners of this year's Iowa Character Awards were announced this week by Character Counts in Iowa. Spokesperson Amy Smit says a jury made up of Iowans selected the recipients earlier this month in Des Moines. Smit says they look for Iowans who consistently...
The state's Character Counts program is seeking nominations for its annual awards which honor outstanding individual Iowans, schools, sports teams and businesses. Amy Smit, coordinator of the program, says there are several types of awards they'll be handing out. The...
A ceremony was held over the weekend at the Boy Scout camp in western Iowa where a tornado killed four scouts in 2008. The tornado killed three Omaha boys and 14-year-old Aaron Eilerts of Eagle Grove, Iowa, in addition to injuring nearly 50 other boys and adult...
A statue in memory of four Boy Scouts who were killed in a tornado will be dedicated two years to the day the twister struck their camp in western Iowa's Harrison County. Fourteen-year old Aaron Eilerts, of Eagle Grove, Iowa, and three Omaha, Nebraska, teens died June...