Scotty McCreery burst onto the national music scene in 2011 at age 17, quickly establishing himself as one of country music’s hottest new stars. Now in his early twenties, the talented singer/songwriter has album sales approaching three million, and received both Platinum and Gold album certifications, debuted three consecutive albums
Read More →Waukee, Iowa — The City of Waukee is declaring that a Snow Emergency Parking Ban will go into effect in Waukee at 6 a.m. on Monday, Mar. 13. This parking ban will remain in effect until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 14. During the parking ban, street parking is prohibited
Read More →Variety – the Children’s Charity has raised $4,162,143 to support underprivileged, at-risk and special needs children throughout Iowa. The funds have been raised throughout the year culminating with this weekend’s 43rd annual Telethon. “I want to thank all those who support Variety and its mission,” said Sheri McMichael, Executive Director
Read More →Dallas Center, IA (March 9, 2017) – Spring break Family Day Camps, a midnight meteor watching party, and a benefit dinner and concert highlight a year-long slate of events at The Brenton Arboretum to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the plantings of the first trees. The year’s biggest bash is
Read More →Event on March 10 at Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines The Iowa Army National Guard will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its off-base Recruiting Operation Center, located on the upper level of Jordan Creek Town Center, near Center Court, at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 10. Local
Read More →Waukee, Iowa — The City of Waukee launched “Imagine Waukee 2040”, a process to update the City’s Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan is a long-range document addressing goals and policies for land use, housing, parks and open space, economic development and transportation systems. Once completed, the flexible and dynamic plan
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Posted March 07, 2017in Online Exclusive
For most of the 1990s, Kevin Murphy provided the voice of wisecracking robot Tom Servo on the movie-mocking series “Mystery Science Theater 3000.” The series ended its original production in 1999, but Murphy and his MST3K co-stars Mike Nelson and Bill Corbett have continued to poke fun at movies for
Read More →Des Moines, IA (March 7, 2017) – Central Iowa outpaced the level of improvement nationally in well-being, according to the latest Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index data released today. Central Iowa’s Well-Being Index score increased to 63.8 from 62.6, moving closer to the Community Goal for 2020 of 64.5. Nationally, the score
Read More →Thursday, July 27, 2017 Mary Chapin Carpenter will be gracing the Hoyt Sherman Place stage at 7:30 PM. Five-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Mary Chapin Carpenter hits the road in 2017, performing songs from her expansive 14-album catalog and new songs from her latest
Read More →The contestants may be all smiles and slobber, but this year’s Beautiful Bulldog Contest® at Drake University promises to be the fiercest competition in history. Registration for the 38th annual event closed this week with a record-breaking number of applicants — more than 120 English bulldogs from 13 states. The
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