WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (July 27, 2022) — Today, Hy-Vee Chairman and CEO Randy Edeker named Aaron Wiese as Hy-Vee’s next CEO, effective Oct. 1, 2022. Wiese is currently vice chairman of Hy-Vee, Inc. and president of the company’s supply chain and subsidiaries. Jeremy Gosch will remain as president and
Read More →West Des Moines, Iowa, July 21, 2022 – Job Rides announces a $10,000 donation from GreenState Credit Union to help with its statewide expansion. Job Rides, a nonprofit organization started earlier this year, provides transportation to work for the underprivileged and refugee population in the Des Moines area. Job Rides
Read More →AUSTIN, Texas (July 1) – Eric Kohlsdorf, a Des Moines, Iowa-based insurance agent, was named president-elect of the National Association of Health Underwriters Board of Trustees at the organization’s 92nd Annual Convention. “Eric has done tremendous work as a board member over the past year, and I’m excited to see
Read More →GREATER DES MOINES, IA (July 21, 2022) — The World Food & Music Festival has announced its lineup of nearly 50 food vendors representing 27 countries for the 2022 Festival. The Festival will return on Friday, Sept. 16 – Sunday, Sept. 18 at Western Gateway Park in Downtown Des Moines
Read More →CLIVE, IA – July 15, 2022 – At the 48th annual Clive Festival, the City of Clive and the Clive Community Foundation kicked off the public phase of the $10.6 million Greenbelt Landing capital campaign. Greenbelt Landing is the 14-acre park east of NW 114th St. next to Walnut Creek
Read More →(Des Moines, IA) The Polk County Health Department has confirmed the first case of monkeypox in Polk County. The patient was likely infected during travel within the United States and is isolating, receiving outpatient care and in communication with health department staff. The Health Department is working closely with the
Read More →Carlsbad, Calif. (June 30, 2022) – Dew Tour, powered by MTN DEW®, the leading action sports competition series and festival, will kick off one month from today at the Lauridsen Skatepark in Des Moines, Iowa. Dew Tour is an invite-only skateboard competition that focuses on Street and Park disciplines, featuring
Read More →Johnston, Iowa — Children’s Cancer Connection (CCC) congratulates its Board President Julie Anderson-Suddarth, MD for receiving the Iowa Governor’s Volunteer Award. The Iowa Governor’s Volunteer Award (GVA) program honors the dedicated people who volunteer time and talent to help an agency or organization deliver on its mission. This year’s awards
Read More →“An intriguing, fast-paced, voice-driven mystery”—Hannah Mary McKinnon, bestselling author of You Will Remember Me “Irresistible new book . . . Slick, sophisticated, and fun, this one absolutely sparkles.”—Emily Carpenter, author of Burying the Honeysuckle Girls and The Weight of Lies Aspiring filmmaker June Masterson has high hopes for her first documentary, the true
Read More →Beaverdale Books is proud to partner with Poetry&, a new initiative working to take poetry out into the community in creative, nontraditional ways. The group partners with organizations, poets, venues, and events to provide, through verse, fresh perspectives on topics of current interest and to give emerging and established poets
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