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Posted October 07, 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. Quote of the Week – “Any work of art, provided it springs from a

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Posted October 07, 2025in Stray Thoughts

Toddlers know, so why can’t school officials learn?

The lesson of the hot stove emerged again last week. That is the lesson toddlers learn early and smart ones retain for a lifetime. Touch something hot and you know not to touch it again. Educator Ian Roberts delivered a new rendition of the lesson over the past fortnight. Time

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Posted October 06, 2025in Just Released

BALLET DES MOINES NAMES OLIVIA VALENTINE THE 25/26 ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

In collaboration with the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation, and in partnership with By Degrees Foundation Des Moines, IA – Ballet Des Moines and the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation are pleased to announce Olivia Valentine as the 25/26 artist-in-residence at Ballet Des Moines. “Olivia is an accomplished

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Posted October 06, 2025in Just Released

HOPE MINISTRIES THANKSGIVING VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION—OPEN NOW

DES MOINES, Iowa—Hope Ministries will be delivering thousands of meals to people in need on Thanksgiving—and they’re asking for the help of volunteers! Volunteer registration is open now at hopeiowa.org. Volunteer positions include helping with onsite meal delivery as well as driver teams who will be tasked with delivering meals

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Posted October 03, 2025in Just Released

Enhanced Fareway History Exhibit Opens at Boone County History Center

(BOONE, IA) — The Boone County Historical Society is proud to announce the grand reopening of its newly enhanced Fareway history exhibit, now on display at the Boone County History Center. Members of the Boone County Historical Society joined staff from Fareway and local residents for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on

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Posted October 03, 2025in Just Released

FloSports Debuts Groundbreaking Three-Part Original Documentary Series Devoted To Women’s Wrestling on October 11 – “HAWKEYES – The First Season with Iowa Women’s Wrestling”

World Premiere To Stream During Who’s Number One Event In Wrestletown USA Supported by Special Screening at Iowa Women’s Wrestling Academy  AUSTIN, TX – (October 2, 2025) – The Iowa women’s wrestling team made history as the first Power Five university to establish a varsity team, producing national champions and

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Posted October 01, 2025in Feature 2

Raw talent

IOWA WILD The Iowa Wild finished the 2024 regular season in sixth place in the Central Division with a 27-37 record on 62 points. Identical to the year before. At the conclusion of the season, then-head coach Brett McClean accepted a job with the Vancouver Canucks as an assistant.  The

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Posted October 01, 2025in Business Feature

A small business wellness program that is working

Wellness programs don’t have to be all “one-size-fits-all.”  If the head office in Windsor Heights is any indication, the signs at RE/MAX Concepts point to it being a nice place to work. There is plenty of natural light, private offices, accessible conference rooms and cubby holes. New paint and the recent

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Posted October 01, 2025in Civic Skinny

Who buys $3 million homes? What company was fined $125,000 for gambling violations? How long do felons serve in Iowa?

Ever wonder who buys those $3 million homes? Wonder no more. Here are six homes with some of the highest sale prices we found this year. Two sold for $3 million. Two were in West Des Moines. Two were in Johnston. One was in Clive. One was in Urbandale. But,

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Posted October 01, 2025in Political Mercury

Shadow senator sees energy, momentum for statehood, an unintended Trump legacy

He is a United States senator. Ankit Jain ran for election in 2024 and won — and he represents 702,000 people as one of two Washington, D.C. “shadow” senators. But this senator can’t vote in the Senate — and he doesn’t get paid. Jain’s office isn’t on the capitol grounds but

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