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Alex Lynch has been named the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s director of regional community integration after long-time staffer Andrea Woodard was recently appointed executive director of the Iowa State Association of Counties. Woodard recently announced her …
Former Iowa state legislator Libby Jacobs has been elected as chair of the Taxpayers Association of Central Iowa’s board of directors. The association was founded in 1921 as the Polk-Des Moines Taxpayers Association. The group’s …
Polk County supervisors approved funding earlier this week for the first phase of the installation of solar panels on county-owned buildings. The $2.3 million dollar investment will be a major step forward in the effort …
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced that applications are now open for the State Disaster Recovery New Housing Grant program, which provides financial assistance for new housing development in counties that have received federal disaster declaration. …
David Wilwerding, who has worked at the city of Johnston since 2002, has been named the city’s assistant city manager. Wilwerding is currently Johnston’s community development director. In his new position, Wilwerding will …
A specialized contractor has begun work to remove the log jam accumulating near the confluence of the Raccoon and Des Moines Rivers. The log jam formed on a sandbar occurring in the Raccoon River just …
The attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally Saturday in Butler, Pa., made global headlines, prompting responses from President Joe Biden and other government and corporate leaders that condemn political violence. …
The Iowa Department of Revenue has a new website, which merges tax.iowa.gov and abd.iowa.gov into the new revenue.iowa.gov. As the state’s revenue agency, the department supports businesses across all sectors. As part of the state’s …
The Urbandale City Council officially adopted the new city flag during last week’s council meeting. The flag, which features six of the letter “U” in light blue and white intertwined to form a star on …
Growing up in Iowa City, Catherine Johnson distinctly remembers watching Geraldo Rivera’s 1972 investigative documentary that exposed inhumane living conditions at Willowbrook State School, a facility for youths with intellectual disabilities in Staten Island, N.Y. …
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