(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad has ordered all flags in Iowa be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset tomorrow, Thursday, April 6, 2017 in honor of the burial of John Glenn, in accordance with the proclamation issued this afternoon by President Donald Trump. Flags will be at half-staff
Read More →Des Moines, Iowa — Brad Duffy, President of the Security Officer Division for Per Mar Security Services, was the recipient of the 2017 Wayne J. Wunder Memorial Award from the National Council of Investigation & Security Services. This award is voted on by NCISS members and presented to a member
Read More →Mayor Bill Peard proclaimed April 11, 2017 as Rotary Foundation Day at the Waukee City Council meeting on Monday, April 3. Through the Rotary International Foundation, members have supported thousands of projects in their local communities and around the world to provide clean water, fight disease, promote peace and
Read More →The Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences today announced Dr. Yolanda Griffiths has been named director of the Occupational Therapy program at Drake University, effective June 30, 2017. Griffiths most recently served as director of the occupational therapy program at College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Neb., a
Read More →5K Hike Funds Program to Find Forever Families for Older Orphans Des Moines-area families will have the chance April 23 to get some exercise and have some fun in support of Iowa Kidsave, an organization that matches orphan children with loving Iowa homes. Hike Details: 1-3 p.m. Sunday April 23 Raccoon River
Read More →DES MOINES, IA (April 2017) On Friday, April 21, the Des Moines Art Center will open Planetarium. The exhibition runs through August 13, 2017 in the John Brady Print Gallery. Planetarium contains work from the Art Center’s collections inspired by space. Stars, planets, comets, and the moon have fascinated humans
Read More →Living History Farms’ touring season begins on Monday, May 1. A full season of events begins this May with Tractor Day, Historic Baseball, a day of appreciation for youth involved in 4-H, FFA and Girl & Boy Scouts, as well as Decoration Day, our Memorial Day celebration at the end
Read More →DES MOINES (April 4, 2017) – Ten years of magic. The 10th annual 80/35 music festival will feature nearly 50 acts, including headliners The Shins and MGMT, on Friday July 7 and Saturday, July 8, 2017 in downtown Des Moines’ Western Gateway Park. Indie pop stars The Shins and psychedelic rock band MGMT will headline.
Read More →Clive, Iowa — Iowa Rivers Revival, a non-profit group that advocates for rivers and streams, has named Clive as 2017 Iowa “River Town of the Year.” Clive is a western suburb of Des Moines, population about 17,500. Clive is about a mile wide and eight or nine miles long, with
Read More →DES MOINES – The Des Moines Symphony is pleased to announce its 80th Anniversary Season: Music in Motion. From Slavonic folk dance to Russian ballet and Spanish flamenco, the Symphony’s 2017-2018 Season takes its inspiration from music written for the dance. The Symphony’s seven-concert Masterworks series highlights Tchaikovsky’s masterful 19th-century ballet
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