WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (Aug. 15, 2017) — Forty-five area designers will compete this week for company’s top designer titles. Hy-Vee’s most creative cake and floral designers from the Des Moines area will compete this week in front of spectators at Jordan Creek Mall during the semifinals of Hy-Vee’s Extreme Cake and Floral
Read More →More than 35 years after her debut, Jay Clayton is still the most sought after singer in jazz — a specialist in scat who’s also expert in finding new meanings in the melodies and lyrics of classic popular songs. Jay will demonstrate that skill on September 19, when she brings her “Who’s Harry?” project” to
Read More →WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – Today Farm Bureau Financial Services announced an event to inspire and support female high school golfers. The insurance company, based in West Des Moines, will host the Swing For Success day on August 16 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. This four-hour experience will be held at
Read More →DES MOINES, IA (08/12/2017) — Jacqueline Ehrlich, 19, of Dubuque County was crowned the 2017 Iowa State Fair Queen by John Harms, president of the Fair Board. This year’s ceremony, which marked the 53nd anniversary of the contest, took place on Saturday evening at the Anne and Bill Riley Stage
Read More →GREATER DES MOINES, IA (Aug. 10, 2017) — Installations are taking place on the regional Art Route DSM in Greater Des Moines (DSM), with locations in Downtown Des Moines and West Des Moines. Installations of thermoplastic paint in multiple crosswalks of intersections on the Art Route DSM path in Downtown are
Read More →DES MOINES, IA (08/09/2017) — PARADE ROUTE CHANGE: The Iowa State Fair Parade route will start at Finkbine Drive and Walnut Street. The 2017 Iowa State Fair Parade serves as the kick-off to the 2017 Iowa State Fair. Leroy and Pat Perkins from Corydon, Iowa will serve as the 2017 Parade
Read More →The Iowa Cancer Consortium is seeking public feedback on the draft of 2018-2022 Iowa Cancer Plan. The Iowa Cancer Plan serves as a road map for comprehensive cancer control efforts in Iowa for the next five years. It provides direction for cancer programs, research, and policy initiatives in the areas
Read More →DES MOINES, IA (08/08/2017) — Photographers from around the country submitted their best work into the Photography Salon competition judged prior to the start of the 2017 Iowa State Fair. Tess Ware of Waterloo won Best of Show in the Adult competition, and Tori Scholten of Urbandale won Best of
Read More →DES MOINES, IA (08/08/2017) — The top artists from across the country put their skills to the test at the Fine Arts competition judged prior to the start of the 2017 Iowa State Fair. The three-judge panel evaluated more than 560 pieces of art. Of those, only 380 were accepted
Read More →Ballet Magnificat!, America’s longest-running Christian ballet company, will present “The Scarlet Cord”, at Valley Church on Sunday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at Valley Church in person or on line at www.valley-church.com/ballet “The Scarlet Cord” depicts the lives two foreign missionaries working
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