Celebrating Nature: An Earth Day Adventure
An Earth Day Adventure is a free, family-friendly event on Sunday, April 27, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM at Water Works Park in Des Moines, Iowa. The event [...]
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Posted April 24, 2025in Just Released
Posted April 24, 2025in Morain
04/24/25
Iowa’s senior U.S. Senator, Republican Chuck Grassley, met with more than 50 of us from the Jefferson area here last Thursday morning. Unlike most Republican members of Congress these days, [...]
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Posted April 23, 2025in Just Released
Chase for Business and iHeartMedia teamed up to support Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa (BGCCI)
DES MOINES, IA April 22, 2025 – Chase for Business and iHeartMedia teamed up to support Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa (BGCCI), with Chase donating $42,500 to the [...]
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Posted April 23, 2025in Just Released
MAJOR GIFT WILL EXPAND ACCESS TO MONTESSORI EDUCATION AT JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As Des Moines Public Schools reimagines education for the future at Iowa’s largest school district, a major philanthropic gift will help bring an innovative learning model to the city’s south [...]
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Posted April 22, 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), [...]
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Posted April 22, 2025in Stray Thoughts
Debris in Davenport is gone, but the secrets remain
As we approach the second anniversary of a tragedy that shocked the people of Davenport and brought national attention to the issue of building safety, government secrecy continues to cloud [...]
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Posted April 22, 2025in Just Released
New Book for Over-Achievers and People-Pleasers
Essays by author Amy Wilson helps readers overcome constant overachieving. Join us at Beaverdale Books at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 24, for a visit by author Amy Wilson [...]
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Posted April 22, 2025in Just Released
Central Iowans Recognized as Volunteers of the Year for the Alzheimer’s Association Iowa Chapter
Four Central Iowans have been recognized for their dedication and support in the fight to end Alzheimer’s as 2025 Alzheimer’s Association Iowa Chapter Volunteers of the Year. DES MOINES, [...]
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Posted April 21, 2025in Just Released
Central Iowans Recognized as Volunteers of the Year for the Alzheimer’s Association Iowa Chapter
Four Central Iowans have been recognized for their dedication and support in the fight to end Alzheimer’s as 2025 Alzheimer’s Association Iowa Chapter Volunteers of the Year. DES MOINES, [...]
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Posted April 21, 2025in Just Released
Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation to Present Annual Project S.T.A.G.E. Festival
The Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation, in partnership with the Kennedy Center’s Turnaround Arts Initiative and six Title 1 North Des Moines schools, will present the annual Project S.T.A.G.E. (Students, Teachers, [...]
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