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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Posted November 20, 2025in Just Released

Clive Wins National Award for Trust in Government

The City received the designation for achieving some of the highest resident ratings in the 2024 National Community Survey. CLIVE, IA – Clive has been named the National Champion for [...]

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Posted November 14, 2025in Just Released

Iowa SNAP Benefits Resume Following End of Federal Shutdown; Food Banks Reach $1 Million Donation Match

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for November are being issued following the resolution of [...]

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Posted November 13, 2025in Just Released

Des Moines Symphony performs “Strength – Scottish Highlands & Eroica,” pairing Scottish folk music with Beethoven’s groundbreaking Eroica

DES MOINES, IA — The Des Moines Symphony’s third Masterworks program of the 2025–2026 season, Strength – Scottish Highlands & Eroica, will be performed at 7:30 PM on Saturday, November [...]

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Posted November 10, 2025in Just Released

DES MOINES PERFORMING ARTS NAMES MONICA HOLT AS NEXT PRESIDENT & CEO

Former Kennedy Center executive to begin January 2026, succeeding Jeff Chelesvig after 30 years of leadership.     DES MOINES, IA (Nov. 10, 2025) – Des Moines Performing Arts (DMPA) proudly announces Monica [...]

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Posted November 07, 2025in Just Released

Give the Gift of Joy With The Salvation Army of Greater Des Moines This Holiday Season

The bells are ringing tomorrow thru December 24th Des Moines, IA (November 6, 2025) — With more individuals and families facing hardship this holiday season, The Salvation Army of Greater [...]

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Posted November 06, 2025in Just Released

Iowa Finance Authority Awards more than $5.7 Million for Homelessness Assistance Initiatives

(DES MOINES) – The Iowa Finance Authority Board of Directors today approved more than $5.7 million in grants to assist 42 agencies with homelessness assistance initiatives during the 2026 calendar [...]

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