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Posted January 16, 2026in Just Released

Urbandale closes 2025 with record permit activity and one of its strongest housing years on record

Urbandale ended 2025 with its highest-ever overall building-permit activity and valuation, driven by sustained housing demand and continued private investment citywide. The City issued 1,552 building permits in 2025—the most on record—totaling $269.3 million in permitted valuation.  Urbandale, IA – In 2025, Urbandale permitted 646 total dwelling units, including 311 single-family detached homes, 120 townhome units, and 215 multi-family

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Posted January 16, 2026in Just Released

Veridian Credit Union Awards $100K in grants to support financial literacy and employment readiness

WATERLOO, Iowa (Jan. 12, 2026) – Veridian Credit Union has awarded $100,000 in grants to 25 nonprofit organizations across Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota through its Successful Financial Future Grants program. Each grant provides up to $5,000 to organizations that address barriers to financial stability through financial literacy education and employment

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Posted January 02, 2026in Just Released

2025 Calendar Year Breaks Record for Great Iowa Treasure Hunt

DES MOINES – State Treasurer Roby Smith announced 2025 was a record-breaking calendar year for reuniting unclaimed property from Great Iowa Treasure Hunt with individuals and businesses. Valued at more than $33.6 million in total assets, over 53,226 claims were paid to the rightful owners or heirs that are past

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Posted December 30, 2025in Just Released

Variety – the Children’s Charity’s Two Days of Compassion Radiothon Raises over $221,000 for Iowa Families

Des Moines, IA — Variety – the Children’s Charity of Iowa’s annual Two Days of Compassion Radiothon, presented by Hy-Vee, raised a record-breaking $221,000 (net) to support Iowa children and families facing pediatric medical crises. The funds will directly benefit the Variety Compassion Fund, which provides immediate emotional and financial

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Posted December 17, 2025in Just Released

City of Grimes to Build New Public Administration Building

The Grimes City Council approved plans to build a new Public Administration Building. The building will combine staff who currently work in City Hall and the Grimes Community Complex (GCC). “This project reflects years of thoughtful planning,” said Development Services Director Alex Pfaltzgraff. “After first investing in critical community facilities

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Posted December 17, 2025in Just Released

REACH OUT AND READ MIDWEST AND IOWA TOTAL CARE PARTNER TO DISTRIBUTE 30,000 CHILDREN’S BOOKS STATEWIDE

Collaboration expands early literacy access, caregiver–child connection, and health education for families across Iowa DES MOINES, Iowa. (Dec. 5, 2025) – Reach Out and Read Midwest is proud to announce a new partnership with Iowa Total Care that will place 30,000 children’s books in the hands of families across Iowa.

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Posted December 16, 2025in Just Released

Special Olympics Iowa Inducts Twelve Individuals into Hall of Fame

Grimes, Iowa – Special Olympics Iowa inducted the 2025 class, 12 individuals, into the Special Olympics Iowa Hall of Fame on December 11th. The Hall of Fame class includes four Special Olympics Iowa athletes – Rob Beard (Marshalltown), Corey Leonhard (Muscatine), Laura Lea Smith (Eldridge), and Britt Sandahl (Urbandale); and

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Posted December 03, 2025in Just Released

235 Individuals Expected to Take the Polar Plunge in Support of Special Olympics Iowa this Saturday, December 6

West Des Moines, IA – Special Olympics Iowa invites the public to show their support by taking the plunge at the annual West Des Moines Polar Plunge® presented by Polar Seltzer on Saturday, December 6th at Raccoon River Park. The Polar Plunge is a unique opportunity for individuals, organizations, and

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Posted December 03, 2025in Just Released

KCCI Giving Tuesday telethon raises nearly $533,000

DES MOINES, Iowa – KCCI-TV’s sixth annual Food Bank of Iowa Hunger-Free Holidays telethon on Giving Tuesday raised a record $532,937.73 to help Iowans facing food insecurity. That translates to 888,230 meals. The campaign continues and donations will be accepted through Dec. 31 at hungerfreeholidays.org. Thanks to a $100,000 donation

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Posted November 20, 2025in Just Released

Let’s Paint Iowa Beautiful – 2026 Paint Iowa Beautiful Grants Now Open!

(November 19, 2025) – Diamond Vogel and Keep Iowa Beautiful continue their longstanding partnership of brightening communities across the state through the Paint Iowa Beautiful grant program. The Paint Iowa Beautiful program provides grant recipients free paint to support a wide range of public service and community betterment projects, from

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