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Posted March 13, 2017in Just Released

Waukee Snow Emergency Parking Ban Declared

Waukee, Iowa — The City of Waukee is declaring that a Snow Emergency Parking Ban will go into effect in Waukee at 6 a.m. on Monday, Mar. 13. This parking ban will remain in effect until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 14. During the parking ban, street parking is prohibited

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Posted March 09, 2017in Just Released

Variety Raises $4.1 Million for Children of Iowa

Variety – the Children’s Charity has raised $4,162,143 to support underprivileged, at-risk and special needs children throughout Iowa. The funds have been raised throughout the year culminating with this weekend’s 43rd annual Telethon. “I want to thank all those who support Variety and its mission,” said Sheri McMichael, Executive Director

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Posted March 09, 2017in Just Released

The Brenton Arboretum celebrates 20th anniversary of the planting of its first trees

Dallas Center, IA (March 9, 2017) – Spring break Family Day Camps, a midnight meteor watching party, and a benefit dinner and concert highlight a year-long slate of events at The Brenton Arboretum to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the plantings of the first trees. The year’s biggest bash is

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Posted March 09, 2017in Just Released

Ribboncutting scheduled for new Iowa Army National Guard Recruiting Center

Event on March 10 at Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines The Iowa Army National Guard will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its off-base Recruiting Operation Center, located on the upper level of Jordan Creek Town Center, near Center Court, at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 10. Local

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Posted March 08, 2017in Just Released

City of Waukee Embarks on “Imagine Waukee 2040” Planning Process

Waukee, Iowa — The City of Waukee launched “Imagine Waukee 2040”, a process to update the City’s Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan is a long-range document addressing goals and policies for land use, housing, parks and open space, economic development and transportation systems. Once completed, the flexible and dynamic plan

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Posted March 07, 2017in Just Released

Central Iowa outpaces nation in improving well-being according to latest Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index report

Des Moines, IA (March 7, 2017) – Central Iowa outpaced the level of improvement nationally in well-being, according to the latest Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index data released today. Central Iowa’s Well-Being Index score increased to 63.8 from 62.6, moving closer to the Community Goal for 2020 of 64.5. Nationally, the score

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Posted March 07, 2017in Just Released

Mary Chapin Carpenter to Perform at Hoyt Sherman Place On Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 7:30 PM

Thursday, July 27, 2017 Mary Chapin Carpenter will be gracing the Hoyt Sherman Place stage at 7:30 PM. Five-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Mary Chapin Carpenter hits the road in 2017, performing songs from her expansive 14-album catalog and new songs from her latest

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Posted March 07, 2017in Just Released

38th Beautiful Bulldog Contest receives record number of applicants

The contestants may be all smiles and slobber, but this year’s Beautiful Bulldog Contest® at Drake University promises to be the fiercest competition in history. Registration for the 38th annual event closed this week with a record-breaking number of applicants — more than 120 English bulldogs from 13 states. The

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Posted March 07, 2017in Just Released

Your ancestors are waiting for you to find them…Iowa Genealogical Society

2017 Iowa Genealogical Spring Conference will be held Saturday, April 8, 2017 at the IGS Library, 628 E. Grand Ave. , Des Moines, IA 50309. The conference will feature J. H. Fonkert from FourGenerations Genealogy. (https://fourgenerationsgenealogy.wordpress.com/ ) For most of his career, Jay worked as a state government policy analyst

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Posted March 06, 2017in Just Released, Uncategorized

Funny Bone Hosts St. Baldrick’s Foundation Head-Shaving Event to Raise Funds for Childhood Cancer Research

With a Goal to Raise $100,000, More than 30 Volunteers Will Go Bald What:               Funny Bone in West Des Moines, Iowa, will host a St. Baldrick’s Foundation signature head-shaving event to raise funds and awareness for lifesaving children’s cancer research on Tuesday, March 7. With a goal of raising $100,000, more than 30 participants will go

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