Des Moines Public Schools is preparing to host the 2nd annual Summit on School Climate and Culture, to be held August 7-8 at the Iowa Events Center. The event is to help educators improve school climate and culture through professional development, skill building and application of best practices and
Read More →Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Arts Council announced an open call for female artists to submit art for the Iowa Women’s Art Exhibition, which showcases works from female Iowa artists and celebrates their contributions to the vitality of the arts and quality of life in Iowa. “All across Iowa,
Read More →Mike Jackson has joined Olsson Associates’ Des Moines office to expand the firm’s transportation practice. Jackson is a senior civil engineer with more than 37 years of experience in transportation, traffic operations and maintenance. He is the latest to join Olsson’s growing team of experts providing innovative transportation solutions for
Read More →The Iowa Youth Chorus will celebrate its 35th Anniversary by presenting the Iowa Youth Chorus Synergy Concert at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 26 at the Temple For Performing Arts. Choral students ages 10-18 from Iowa Youth Chorus will be singing world and classical music and have asked Biscotti Brass, a
Read More →Iowa Barnstormers Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John Pettit, along with Head Coach Dixie Wooten, unveiled plans today regarding the team’s 2017 Training Camp. This season, the Iowa Barnstormers will be holding their two-week training camp in Des Moines at the Game Ready Training Center. Training camp officially opens
Read More →At the Jan. 30 special meeting, the Waukee City Council voted unanimously to approve the appointment of Charlie Bottenberg to fill the vacant fifth seat on the at-large council. The seat was vacated by former City Councilman Rick Peterson earlier this month, who stepped down to take a position with
Read More →Grimes Chamber & Economic Development (GCED) honored a select few individuals and businesses at the Annual Dinner and Awards presentation on Thursday, Jan. 26 at Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center in Johnston. Brent Smith was recognized as the 2016 Grimes Citizen of the Year. Smith is employed at Southern Carlson in Grimes’
Read More →The Clive Community Services Free Clinic is underway. The clinic is located at 2190 N.W. 82nd St., Suite A. Several months ago, a doctor to was chosen to serve as medical director, and a person volunteered to serve as clinic manager. Construction on the lab started this month and is now
Read More →The Indoor Football League (IFL) has announced a partnership with YouTube that will provide a free live stream of all IFL games during the 2017 season on the world’s leading video provider. In addition, the IFL’s official channel, www.youtube.com/IndoorFootballLeague, will not only contain full live games, but also on-demand and archived
Read More →Getting to school in the most healthful way — by walking or biking — will become an easier choice for students of three Des Moines Public Schools, under a pilot project made possible by a $75,000 Matching Assets to Community Health (MATCH) challenge grant from The Wellmark Foundation. Called “Step
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