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Heartland Hometown Parade spotlights community groups; announcers report Ben Askren recovering after lung transplant
Summary
The 2025 Heartland Hometown Parade featured roughly 84–85 entries, local nonprofits, schools and businesses, and an on-air update that former wrestler and community figure Ben Askren underwent a bilateral lung transplant and is recovering.
The 2025 Heartland Hometown Parade in downtown Heartland drew a long procession of about 84–85 entries and dozens of community organizations, announcers said, with floats, marching bands, veteran groups and local businesses filling the route.
Announcers relayed a community update that Ben Askren, chosen as this year’s parade marshal, underwent a bilateral lung transplant in the past week and was recovering with doctors gently weaning him from a ventilator. Organizers asked viewers to keep Askren in their thoughts as he recovers.
The parade included a mix of…
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