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August 27, 2024 by Press Releases in Just Released

FAREWAY KICKS OFF THE FOURTH ANNUAL IOWA WAVE SHIRT ROUND UP

NEWS RELEASE (BOONE, IA) – Fareway Stores, Inc. is partnering with The Iowa Wave Shirt to conduct the fourth annual Round Up at the register from August 26 – September [...]

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August 27, 2024 by Press Releases in Just Released

Extreme Temperatures for Animals – Keep Pets Safe During the Heat

Des Moines, IA (August, 26, 2024) – With most of Iowa experiencing extreme temperatures and parts of the state experience record or near record highs this week, it’s vital for pet [...]

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August 27, 2024 by Press Releases in Just Released

Fall Events in Grimes

Five hundred pounds of food. That’s how much was donated to the local food pantry through the Rock Around the Clock Concert series last year. The City of Grimes is [...]

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August 23, 2024 by Press Releases in Just Released

1,000+ Kids Get Free Backpacks with School Supplies

WHO: 50 employees from 7 Dewey Auto and Stew Hansen Auto dealerships. (They’ll stop selling and repairing vehicles for an afternoon to serve the community.) Along with the 450 backpacks [...]

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August 22, 2024 by Press Releases in Just Released

“Altus” shines light on bright history and future of Altoona

Mural will be the highlight of a new pocket park in the eastern Polk Co. community  ALTOONA, Iowa – Artist Mila Sketch has completed the final brush strokes and applied [...]

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August 22, 2024 by Press Releases in Just Released

Iowa Department of Education awards grants to 25 school districts to connect students facing homelessness with resources they need to attend school

DES MOINES — The Iowa Department of Education today announced that 25 school districts received a total of $424,400 in competitive grants to support transportation and basic needs of students [...]

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August 21, 2024 by Press Releases in Just Released

Treasurer Smith Announces More Than Half-a-Million in Missing Money Found at Iowa State Fair

DES MOINES, Iowa – State Treasurer Roby Smith is celebrating another outstanding year of finding Iowans’ missing money at the Iowa State Fair. “This year marks another success at the [...]

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August 21, 2024 by Press Releases in Just Released

Iowa Department of Education launches new personalized reading tutor for Iowa schools, builds upon prior summer reading grants

41 elementary schools that were awarded grants to expand summer reading programs will be some of the first to use the reading tutor DES MOINES — The Iowa Department of [...]

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August 21, 2024 by Press Releases in Just Released

Urbandale Fire Department Achieves International Accreditation, Elevating Public Safety Standards

The Urbandale Fire Department has achieved Accredited Agency status with the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI), joining the ranks of only seven fire departments in the state of Iowa [...]

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August 21, 2024 by Press Releases in Just Released

DART Delivers More Than 3.5 Million Rides in Fiscal Year 2024

2024 Iowa State Fair shuttle sets a new ridership record. The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) provided 3,504,072 rides across all transit services in Fiscal Year 2024 (July [...]

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