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 to earn this recognition. Urbandale now stands alongside Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Dubuque, Iowa City, Sioux City, and West Des Moines
Read More →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 2023 – June 2024), an increase of nearly 9% from the previous year. Ridership grew on several DART services last
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa (Aug. 19, 2024) — Sixteen Iowa State Fair vendors have donated 6,000 pounds of surplus food to Food Bank of Iowa at the close of this year’s fair. (That’s half of last year’s 12,000 pounds, but not surprising given the fair attracted an all-time record number of
Read More →Urbandale, Iowa (August 13, 2024) – The Urbandale Food Pantry (UFP) will host its 5th Annual Pedal for the Pantry Bike Ride, presented by F&G, on Sunday, August 25, 9:00 a.m., at Des Moines Water Works Park, 2201 George Flagg Pkwy, Des Moines. New for this year, all routes will
Read More →IOWA – Two Des Moines rising seniors, Nanees Akabar from Theodore Roosevelt High School and Frise Mukina from North High School, spent their summers participating in a prestigious paid summer internship program working with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa this summer to help serve youth and families in
Read More →DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Education announced it was awarded over $276,000 from the U.S. Department of Education to expand its Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion efforts during the summer months. “We are grateful for this federal investment to expand the Department’s critical work supporting
Read More →(Johnston, Iowa – August 8, 2024) – Bank Iowa today announced the appointment of TJ Hodges as community bank president for the bank’s new Johnston location. Hodges, a graduate of Buena Vista University, has more than ten years of experience in commercial lending and various business lending and service roles
Read More →NEWS RELEASE (August 8th, 2024) – Fareway Stores, Inc. partnered with Variety – the Children’s Charity to conduct the seventh annual Round Up at the register in July at all 139 store locations, raising a total of $151,089.86 for Variety – the Children’s Charity. On Saturday, August 3rd, Fareway presented
Read More →The IowaWORKS Mobile Workforce Center is now parked on the Iowa State Fairgrounds and ready to assist any Iowans who want to obtain career advice alongside their stick-based nourishment. “One of the benefits of having a resource like our Mobile Workforce Center is that we’re able to reach out to
Read More →DES MOINES, IOWA (August 2024) – The Des Moines Art Center has received two Community Betterment grants from Prairie Meadows: a $15,000 award for its School Tours Program and a $7,333 award for its Community Art Access Program. “At Prairie Meadows, we are dedicated to transforming the lives of central
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