DES MOINES — The Iowa Department of Education today announced that nine Iowa charter schools have been awarded over $8.5 million in grant funding through the Iowa Charter School Program Grant. These grants are supported by a competitive federal grant won by the Department for states supporting charter school start-up
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Posted October 20, 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 – “We are stardust brought to life, then
Read More →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. The greatest volunteer need is for meal delivery driver teams, who will be tasked with delivering meals around the Des
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Posted October 15, 2026in Stray Thoughts
WHEN A CITY PLANS something big, it should not check driver’s licenses at the door. That is what happened Monday night in Woodward. The City Council cancelled its regular meeting and instead held what it called a “community conversation” in the Woodward-Granger High School auditorium. The notice required attendees to
Read More →~ The public is invited to join Iowa’s compassionate army of truck drivers as they participate in the Special Olympics Truck Convoy ~ West Des Moines, Iowa – On Saturday, October 17, the Truck Convoy for Special Olympics Iowa will bring together over 100 truck drivers and semis in support
Read More →Executive Director Stephen King Officially Inducted into IFEA Hall of Fame (Des Moines, IA) – The Des Moines Arts Festival® received international recognition from the International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA), earning 20 distinguished awards during the organization’s Annual Convention & Expo in Tucson, Arizona. Highlighting the honors
Read More →DES MOINES, IA – October 12, 2026 – The Iowa Mission of Mercy (IMOM), an annual, large-scale free dental clinic, will return to Des Moines on November 13–14, transforming the Jacobson Exhibition Center at the Iowa State Fairgrounds into a fully operational field clinic with 100 patient chairs. The event
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Posted October 13, 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 – “Never be limited by other people’s limited
Read More →Thousands of hand-carved pumpkins, larger-than-life illuminated displays and family-friendly Halloween fun arrive at Lauridsen Amphitheater October 9–31 DES MOINES, Iowa — October 7, 2026 — This October, Water Works Park will glow in a whole new way as Pumpkins After Dark brings its award-winning Halloween experience to Des Moines for the first
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Posted October 08, 2026in Morain
Election analyst Nate Silver says the outlook for the November 3 general election strongly favors Democratic candidates. But he adds that Republicans have one major advantage: money. Will that be enough to prevent big gains for Democratic candidates? In other words, will the fact that Republican money can out-bombard Democratic
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