And the winner is… local theater in greater Des Moines for returning to the stage after the pandemic finally moved out of the spotlight. After skipping a year, the seventh (almost) annual Cloris Awards will honor eight local theater companies that produced 33 shows during the 2021-2022 season. The outdoor ceremony
Read More →The Salvation Army Citadel Worship & Community Center will be open as a cooling center for the community when Temps are 95 or higher. DES MOINES, Iowa. (August 2, 2022) – Temperatures are dangerously high this week and The Salvation Army wants to make sure the community knows our
Read More →If you love to read, stop by for FREE refreshments, then mix & mingle with FIVE local authors. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet the authors of a fascinating array of books. They will be signing their books on Saturday, August 13 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Beaverdale Books,
Read More →WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (July 27, 2022) — Today, Hy-Vee Chairman and CEO Randy Edeker named Aaron Wiese as Hy-Vee’s next CEO, effective Oct. 1, 2022. Wiese is currently vice chairman of Hy-Vee, Inc. and president of the company’s supply chain and subsidiaries. Jeremy Gosch will remain as president and
Read More →West Des Moines, Iowa, July 21, 2022 – Job Rides announces a $10,000 donation from GreenState Credit Union to help with its statewide expansion. Job Rides, a nonprofit organization started earlier this year, provides transportation to work for the underprivileged and refugee population in the Des Moines area. Job Rides
Read More →AUSTIN, Texas (July 1) – Eric Kohlsdorf, a Des Moines, Iowa-based insurance agent, was named president-elect of the National Association of Health Underwriters Board of Trustees at the organization’s 92nd Annual Convention. “Eric has done tremendous work as a board member over the past year, and I’m excited to see
Read More →GREATER DES MOINES, IA (July 21, 2022) — The World Food & Music Festival has announced its lineup of nearly 50 food vendors representing 27 countries for the 2022 Festival. The Festival will return on Friday, Sept. 16 – Sunday, Sept. 18 at Western Gateway Park in Downtown Des Moines
Read More →CLIVE, IA – July 15, 2022 – At the 48th annual Clive Festival, the City of Clive and the Clive Community Foundation kicked off the public phase of the $10.6 million Greenbelt Landing capital campaign. Greenbelt Landing is the 14-acre park east of NW 114th St. next to Walnut Creek
Read More →(Des Moines, IA) The Polk County Health Department has confirmed the first case of monkeypox in Polk County. The patient was likely infected during travel within the United States and is isolating, receiving outpatient care and in communication with health department staff. The Health Department is working closely with the
Read More →Zegers will oversee Adult Education Programming and Correctional Academic Services in Central Iowa Zegers will be based out of the DMACC Urban Campus in Des Moines, and travel to both the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women (ICIW) in Mitchellville and the Newton Correctional Facility. DMACC was recently awarded a spot
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