JOHNSTON, IOWA (July 30, 2026) – Showing your fair spirit is more than just attending concerts at the Grandstand or trying the newest food on a stick. It’s also helping your neighbors and those in need. You can show your fair spirit by donating blood and saving lives at LifeServe’s
Read More →Visitors to Hoyt Sherman Place are invited to experience the art gallery in a whole new light. Hoyt Sherman Place has completed the installation of a new LED lighting system throughout the gallery, a significant improvement that enhances the viewing experience while helping preserve the historic artwork for generations to
Read More →JOHNSTON, IOWA (July 29, 2026) – LifeServe Blood Center is calling on eligible donors to make an appointment to give blood immediately, after weeks of significant declines in donations have led to concerning shortages. Right now, LifeServe has just a 1-2 day supply of type O-negative, O-positive, and A-negative blood.
Read More →A New Retail, Dining, and Entertainment Destination Bringing a First‑of‑Its‑Kind Experience to Iowa WAUKEE, Iowa — July 28, 2026 — Construction is officially underway on all phases of Waukee Towne Center, a premier 355,000-square-foot, 62-acre retail and lifestyle destination scheduled for full grand opening in late spring 2027. Situated at
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Posted July 28, 2026in The Culture Buzz
From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, Iowa comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning indie radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. Quote of the Week – “Once I was a scuba diver in
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Posted July 27, 2026in Stray Thoughts
Novelist Charles Dickens poked his quill pen at government bureaucracy 175 years ago with his accounts about a fictionalized department he called the “Circumlocution Office.” “Circumlocution” often is used with disdain to describe writing or speaking that is intentionally vague, evasive or overly wordy. Sadly, the personnel departments in state and
Read More →DES MOINES, IA (07/23/2026) (readMedia)– Six Iowa farm families will be recognized as recipients of the 2026 Way We Live Award at the Iowa State Fair. Nominations included descriptions of how living on the farm and choosing farming as an occupation has shaped the family’s life. These families exemplify values
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Posted July 22, 2026in The Culture Buzz
From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, Iowa comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning indie radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. Quote of the Week – “If you can cultivate the right attitude,
Read More →JOHNSTON, IOWA (July 21, 2026) – The true spirit of being an American is helping your neighbor during a time of need. That’s the driving spirit behind the annual LifeServe Blood Center and Iowa Cubs blood drive, happening on Friday, August 7 at Principal Park from 7 am to 1
Read More →WEST DES MOINES, IA (07/20/2026) Students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy program at Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences recently won the Promote OT Challenge for the state of Iowa. The challenge, hosted by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, involved more than 700 occupational therapy
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