The remainder of the Iowa Wolves 2026-27 game dates and schedule details will be announced at a later date. DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Wolves, the NBA G League affiliate of the Minnesota Timberwolves, today announced an initial set of six home game theme nights for the 2026–27 season. For the first time, the team is unveiling theme nights alongside
Read More →DES MOINES, IA – Big Grove Brewery in Des Moines is shutting down the street and turning up the sound for the biggest soccer event of the year. On Friday, June 12, Big Grove Des Moines (555 17th Street) will transform into the metro’s premier World Cup watch party headquarters
Read More →(June 8, 2026) – Keep Iowa Beautiful (KIB), a statewide nonprofit dedicated to strengthening communities through beautification and volunteer engagement, has officially launched a refreshed brand identity designed to better reflect its mission, impact, and growing network of programs across Iowa. The updated brand brings together Keep Iowa Beautiful and
Read More →More than 530 meal sites across Iowa are serving students healthy meals and snacks this summer DES MOINES — The Iowa Department of Education today announced more than 530 sites across Iowa are serving free, nutritious meals and snacks to children through the Seamless Summer Option and Summer Food Service
Read More →Meals from the Heartland will host its 6th Annual Charity Golf Tournament on Thursday, June 18, at Beaver Creek Golf Club, bringing together community members, businesses, and supporters for a day of golf with a purpose. The annual event raises funds to support Meals from the Heartland’s mission of empowering
Read More →Family-Friendly Outdoor Celebration Coming to the East Village of Des Moines June 4, 2026 (Des Moines, IA) – Soccer fans in Des Moines can enjoy a new home for the biggest matches of the summer as Fong’s Patio, in partnership with Coca-Cola Atlantic Bottling Company, transforms its patio and parking
Read More →This is a trivial column. I turned 85 last Monday. Family saluted me with a birthday dinner, thoughtful gifts, and lots of well wishes. Many friends congratulated me as well. It all warmed my cockles. I’ve always considered 85 to be the starting line for the “really elderly.” And now
Read More →GRIMES, IA — The Grimes Area Chamber of Commerce announced a transition in executive leadership. Jennifer Chittenden, IOM, assumed the role of President of the organization on May 11, 2026. 2026 Board Chair Chris Watkins of Raccoon Valley Bank shared, “We are exceptionally pleased to have Jennifer join the team
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa (June 2, 2026) — The Iowa Center for Children’s Justice has named Steve Belay as its new Executive Director, effective February 5, 2026. Belay brings more than 30 years of experience in family law to the role, with a career focused on ensuring children and families are
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Posted June 03, 2026in Feature 1
Beauty can be found among the landscape, wildlife, people, events and communities of Iowa. If anyone has doubts about that, they simply need to peruse the winning photographs of the 16th Annual Keep Iowa Beautiful photography contest, which invites photographers to showcase Iowa’s natural and environmental beauty through their lenses
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