What: The 2018 Curling Cup will be held March 31 from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Buccaneers Arena. Sixteen teams will vie for the coveted Iowa Curling Cup Trophy. Following the program, all attendees and participants are invited to the Ridgemont Bar in the Sherwood Forest Shopping Center next door for the
Read More →Pleasant Hill, Iowa — The Pleasant Hill Police Department is pleased to announce Captain Amy Kramer graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Internationally known for its academic excellence, the National Academy Program offers ten weeks of advanced communication, leadership, and fitness training. “It is an honor for
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa (March 29, 2018) — The Polk County Board of Supervisors approved a reorganization of a small number of Sheriff employees as a step in addressing the weapon permitting process in Polk County. Current state law allows for permits issued by County Sheriff Offices to be good for up
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Posted March 28, 2018in Stray Thoughts
Here we go again. The ink is barely dry on the $1.75 million check the taxpayers of Iowa had to write last fall to settle a sexual-harassment lawsuit won by an employee of the Iowa Senate Republican staff. The leader of the Senate Republicans, Bill Dix of Shell Rock, resigned
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa — Today, Des Moines Performing Arts (DMPA), Central Iowa’s leading not-for-profit performing arts organization, unveils its highly anticipated 2018–2019 Season. This announcement includes the critically acclaimed DEAR EVAN HANSEN in the premiere season of the show’s national tour and Broadway legend Betty Buckley playing the title role in
Read More →Waukee, Iowa — The Waukee Area Arts Council is pleased to present the Waukee Arts Festival on Friday, July 13 and Saturday, July 14t in Centennial Park. The event will consist of approximately 90 regional artists, unique food and beverage trucks, a student art exhibit (with prizes and scholarships awarded), a beer
Read More →Lyle Lovett and his Large Band Aug. 31, 7:30 p.m. A singer, composer and actor, Lyle Lovett has broadened the definition of American music in a career that spans 14 albums. Coupled with his gift for storytelling, the Texas-based musician fuses elements of country, swing, jazz, folk, gospel and blues
Read More →Mayor Scott Cirksena, the Clive City Council and City Manager Matt McQuillen are pleased to announce Peter De Kock has accepted an offer to serve as the next assistant city manager for the City of Clive. De Kock was selected from a field of more than 90 candidates following a
Read More →AMES, Iowa — ISU Theatre will open Rodgers & Hammerstein’s beloved landmark musical, “Oklahoma!”, at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 5. The production will run for one weekend only in Fisher Theater. “Prior to the inception of ‘Oklahoma’, Broadway featured vaudeville sketches, light operettas, non-plot musical revues, and musical song
Read More →This year’s Good Friday service at Central Presbyterian Church will include the well-known oratorio of French composer Théodore Dubois’ “The Seven Last Words of Christ,” at 7 p.m., Friday, March 30, 2018. Central’s Chancel Choir under the direction of Richard Dewein, will sing the full-choir selections accompanied by organist Lois Harms on
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