After a competitive selection process that included 17 cities in the Midwest, the International Chili Society (ICS) and DRA Properties, L.C., have reached an agreement to bring the ICS World Championship Chili Cook-off® to Iowa, making The District at Prairie Trail the new home of the event for the next
Read More →The Des Moines Arts Festival presented by Nationwide released the list of the 180 professional visual artists representing 33 states plus Vancouver, Ontario and British Columbia, Canada who will be invited to participate in the 22nd annual juried art fair June 28-30, in downtown’s Western Gateway Park. The announcement comes
Read More →Long moves to AM News starting Monday, March 4 to co-anchor the station’s flagship newscast Long joins Andy Fales, Meteorologist Jeriann Ritter and a team of reporters to help start Iowan’s day WHO-HD announced today six-year station veteran Jodi Long will join Andy Fales and Meteorologist Jeriann Ritter to co-host
Read More →Give a listen to “Old Photographs,” the closing track on Tommy Emmanuel’s ‘It’s Never Too Late’, and you’ll hear the distinctive squeak of finger noise as he runs his hands across the frets of his Maton Signature TE guitar. Many musicians would edit those imperfections out, but to Emmanuel, those
Read More →Leaders with WesleyLife of Johnston, Iowa, and Genesis Health System of Davenport, Iowa, today announced “WellSpire” as the name of the new entity that is being formed by the partnership of the two organizations. The partnership, announced last month, will strengthen a common mission to pave the way for older
Read More →Historic Valley Junction will host its annual DIY in the Junction event tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Stores in Valley Junction will have classes, demonstrations, make-and-takes, samplers, crafts, and other learning activities. Participating stores include Artisan Gallery 218, Bings, Beyond the Mirror, Cirque
Read More →Waukee, Iowa — The City of Waukee is declaring that a Snow Emergency Parking Ban will go into effect in Waukee on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. This parking ban will remain in effect until Sunday, Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. Please announce to the public soon and often,
Read More →The dsmHack team has announced the local nonprofit organizations that will benefit from 100 developers, designers, and innovators working around the clock as part of the sixth annual 2019 Des Moines Charity Hackathon (dsmHack). Hosted at the Des Moines Social Club, this year’s hackathon will help eleven nonprofits representing a
Read More →Four driving tour locations around Saylorville Lake include the Saylorville Lake Visitor Center, Cottonwood Recreation Area, Bob Shetler Recreation Area and Jester Park Lodge. The tour includes outdoor observation locations with spotting scopes and naturalists available for questions. The Saylorville Lake Visitor Center will be hosting the Iowa State Wildlife
Read More →The Saylorville Lake outflows will be reduced to nearly zero cubic feet per second on Wednesday, February 20th as a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dive team performs an inspection of the outlet structure. The gate closure is scheduled to begin at 7:00 AM and will reopen when divers have
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