The West Des Moines Water Works Board of Trustees recently announced that it has named Christina Murphy, P.E. (Professional Engineer) as the utility’s new general manager. She succeeds Diana Wilson, who resigned in January. Josh Heggen, manager of business relations, has served as the interim general manager. Murphy will assume
Read More →AMA Iowa recognizes Bank Iowa marketing excellence in three categories Bank Iowa celebrated five nominations and three wins on Thursday, May 9, 2019, at the American Marketing Association Iowa Chapter (AMA Iowa) NOVA Awards Competition. The annual event recognizes marketing excellence among brands from all areas of Iowa’s business and
Read More →Wild closes out historic 2018-19 season with first postseason run. Iowa Wild (5-6) bowed out of the Central Division Final to the Chicago Wolves (7-4) with a 3-1 loss in Game 6, falling in the series 4-2. Monday night’s loss closed the most successful Iowa Wild season in franchise history.
Read More →Nationally recognized art advisor, Liz Lidgett, has opened her first gallery space in the East Village of downtown Des Moines. Located at 111 E. Grand Ave., Suite 110. The gallery hosted a grand-opening celebration Friday, May 10. The gallery currently represents 15 artists, both local and international. The roster features
Read More →Marine Corps Recruiting Station Des Moines is scheduled to hold its annual All-Hands Pool Function aboard Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, June 5 – 6. Future Marines from across Iowa and Nebraska will participate in the event in order to prepare and develop the skills necessary for success at Marine
Read More →Secretary of State Paul Pate announces Iowans set a record for most new business filings in a single month during April 2019. Pate’s Business Services Division processed 2,326 filings for new businesses in April. The previous one-month record was 2,204, set in March of 2018. The news comes while Iowa
Read More →Historic Valley Junction will hold its annual Arts Festival on Sunday, May 19 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Many Iowa and regional artists and craftspeople will have their booths located on Fifth Street in West Des Moines, in the heart of Historic Valley Junction. A wide variety of items
Read More →Wild face must-win contest in Game 6 Monday night in Chicago. Iowa Wild (5-5) fell to the Chicago Wolves (6-4) by a score of 7-4 Friday evening, setting up a must-win Game 6 in Chicago on Monday for the Wild. Chicago took a 1-0 lead at 3:09 in the first
Read More →Quarterback Daquan Neal’s nine touchdown performance, including a wild dive in the end zone as time expired, powered the Iowa Barnstormers (9-1) to a 59-56 victory over the Quad City Steamwheelers (3-7) on Saturday, May 11 at Wells Fargo Arena. Quad City opened with the ball and went to work
Read More →On Friday, May 24, the Des Moines Art Center will open Jeffrey Gibson: I Was Here, which runs through Sept. 22, in the Pamela Bass-Bookey and Harry Bookey Gallery. For the past two decades, artist Jeffrey Gibson has been producing work that addresses themes such as race, gender, sexuality, and
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