Polk County Heritage Gallery: AUGURAL | Future’s History
AUGURAL | Future’s History An exhibit of artworks that tell stories of self and others, in varied styles and media. The exploration of and making of timely and timeless work [...]
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Posted January 31, 2025in Just Released
Posted January 30, 2025in Just Released
State Auditor Sand releases fraud investigation of CFI
Des Moines, IA – State Auditor Rob Sand today released a special investigation of Children and Families of Iowa (CFI), a non-profit partially funded with federal tax dollars allocated by [...]
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Posted January 30, 2025in Morain
01/30/25
This year marks the centennial of the notorious Scopes trial. The trial played out in 1925 in Dayton, Tennessee, and addressed the question whether a state could ban the teaching [...]
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Posted January 29, 2025in Just Released
Homemakers Furniture Expands with New Location in Tiffin, Iowa, Creating Approximately 200 Jobs
Family-operated retailer enhances Eastern Iowa community Des Moines, IA – January 29, 2025 – Homemakers Furniture, a premier home furnishings retailer renowned for its extensive selection of quality furniture and [...]
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Posted January 29, 2025in Just Released
“Nation’s Report Card” shows encouraging progress in literacy, underscores Iowa’s need for evidence-based mathematics support
Iowa ranks 10th in the nation in 8th grade reading. Math rankings show the need for improved mathematics instruction, with Iowa ranking 30th for 4th graders and 23rd for 8th [...]
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Posted January 29, 2025in Just Released
Wastewater discharge reaches Yeader Creek in Des Moines
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a sewage discharge running into Yeader Creek in Polk County. The DNR Field Office in Des Moines was notified [...]
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Posted January 28, 2025in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Adventurers:
From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. [...]
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Posted January 27, 2025in Stray Thoughts
Encouraging mercy is not un-American
I was in Eagle Grove last week. Like many travelers in Iowa, I stopped at Casey’s before leaving town. Eagle Grove is a meatpacking community, and many jobs are held [...]
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Posted January 27, 2025in Just Released
Local Author Fair Features Fiction by Five Iowans
Meet the writers and discover their wide variety of books. Five authors are coming to Beaverdale Books for its Local Author Fair, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, February [...]
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Posted January 24, 2025in Just Released
Illnesses Surge in Polk County Schools
(Polk County, IA) — The Polk County Health Department (PCHD) is informing the community of a significant increase in the circulation of illnesses in schools. Sicknesses circulating include norovirus, influenza [...]
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