KMEG 14 - News, Weather, Sports for Sioux City and Siouxland | Hometown Heroes

  • (WASHTA, IA) A young man from Washta, Iowa, has made it his mission to make sure kids in Siouxland have warm coats all winter long.

  • Dynamic, determined, and driven: those are three words used by a couple of people to describe Jeff Anderson. All three are great compliments to anyone, especially a young man still in the 6th grade. Though he is busy being a student right now, he is also a teacher, and a KMEG 14 Hometown Hero.

  • (SIOUX CITY, IA) Diane Nesselhuf has been an educator for nearly 30 years. In 2001, she created the Academic Enhancement Center at East High School. The AEC now helps hundreds of students succeed who may

  • (SIOUX CITY, IA) Sometimes to help a person heal, you only need a few toys.

  • (STANTON, NE) Police officers, deputies, and sheriffs have made a pledge to protect and serve, but some do a whole lot more than that.

  • (MARCUS, IA) Life-long Boy Scout Sawyer Heidesch never thought going for a walk could make him a hero.

  • Operation Mighty Mo 2011 has forever changed Siouxland history, and in some case the landscape of our communities. But there's one thing floodwater never threatened: the spirit of hundreds, if not thousands, of Hometown Heroes.

  • (SIOUX CITY, IA) In Anthony Gaul's science class, laughter and learning go hand in hand.

  • (NORFOLK, NE) He's the first to admit he's more comfortable in a support role than a spotlight, but this Hometown Hero has helped countless people working and volunteering in Norfolk and the surrounding communities of northeast Nebraska.

  • (PENDER, NE) We've all had them, but they're not all the same: teachers. Some we'll never remember, others we'll never forget.

  • (SIOUX CITY, IA) He weighs about a thousand pounds, is as smooth as butter, and as gentle as a butterfly. Like many famous folks, he goes by one name. His name is Crescendo and he's KMEG 14's third Hometown Hero.

  • (SMITHLAND, IA) Taking inspiration from her adopted cat, this young Hometown Hero set out to save animals at the Siouxland Humane Society.

  • (SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NE) When joy turned to concern after the birth of a friend's baby, this Hometown Hero stepped in to save a young life.

KMEG 14 is proud to feature your Hometown Heroes all throughout 2011! They don't have to save a life or change the world, they just need to make a difference. We're asking you to nominate people in your hometown who have done something Siouxland needs to know about!

CLICK HERE to nominate a Hometown Hero!

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