Help fight food insecurity in Southeast Iowa by supporting the Food Bank of Iowa at the 25th-anniversary tour of the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train.

On Monday, November 27, at 10 a.m., the popular Holiday Train will stop at the CPKC Station at 1300 Wildwood Dr. on Highway 34 West. The special holiday event will include music from the train featuring Seaforth and Kiersza, treats and pictures with Santa, a gift basket drawing, and a check presentation from CPKC to the Ottumwa Distribution Center of the Food Bank of Iowa for the busy holiday season.

The Food Bank of Iowa will be accepting nonperishables and tax-deductible financial donations at the Holiday Train celebration. Donations can also be made online at foodbankiowa.org, through Venmo @Food Bank Iowa, and by mail and in person at 705 W. Main St., Ottumwa, IA 52501.

The CPKC Holiday Train, in addition to its own financial donation to nonprofit organizations, raises awareness of food insecurity across the country. Locally, the Food Bank of Iowa provides food and hope for Iowans facing hunger in its 55-county service area, as more than 96 cents of every dollar donated goes directly to feed our neighbors. For less than $2 per day, donations will help a child, hard-working adult, or senior on a fixed income receive the nutritious food they need to survive.

For more information about the Holiday Train or the Ottumwa Distribution Center of the Food Bank of Iowa, please call 641.682.3403.

Think back to Saturday, June 24^th, 2023. Many were probably relaxing on their couches, mowing the lawn, or enjoying a beautiful day outside. Sinclair Tractor was celebrating their 25^th anniversary at McMillan Park in Mt. Pleasant and working towards an important cause while doing so.

Over 10,000 customers flocked to Mt. Pleasant to join in the celebration, which included food, live music, and a way to give back to the food banks in the communities Sinclair Tractor serves.

Thanks to the generosity of Sinclair Tractor employees, customers, suppliers and friends, the tractor dealership’s 25^th anniversary raised $600,000 to support food banks serving southeast Iowa, western Illinois and northern Missouri. Those food banks include Food Bank of Iowa, HACAP Food Reservoir, Northeast Iowa Food Bank, River Bend Food Bank and The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri.

“We are thrilled to receive this generous donation from Sinclair Tractor, which will impact countless lives,” said Food Bank of Iowa CEO Michelle Book. “We are honored that so many different community members came together to contribute to this gift and invest in ending hunger throughout the region.”

“Celebrating 25 years with our employees, customers and suppliers was wonderful,” said Sinclair Tractor CEO Bob Sinclair. “But leveraging our company’s milestone to combat hunger in our corner of the world made it magical.”

The sentencing for Fairfield teen, Jeremy Goodale, is currently taking place. His sentencing date is scheduled for November 14^th and 15^th.

Goodale, now 18, plead guilty to first-degree murder back in April, 2023 over the killing of his Spanish teacher, Nohema Graber, on November 2^nd, 2021. Willard Miller, 17, also pled guilty at that time, and was sentenced to life in prison in July.

KILJ will have more information on this sentencing, as well as the verdict, as the final details are made known.