Hometown Hero Recognized

Casey Thompson is a well-known name in Sigourney and Keokuk County. Thompson is an active member in the community; he works on the ambulance for Keokuk County Health Center, an active reserve deputy with the Keokuk County Sheriff’s office, a local business owner and has served time on the Sigourney Fire department. Thompson is also part of several community groups such as SADC, Town Square Park, The Fountain Committee, Keokuk County EMS Association and St. Mary’s Catholic Church. A couple times a month he also goes to the Sigourney Elementary to eat lunch with the kids, his goal is to be a positive role model in their lives. Thompson’s most recent venture has been pushing a young man who is confined to a wheel chair in summer road races, which he plans to continue doing.

Read the full article in the Feb. 11 edition of the News-Review.