Archive for November 2016
Prepacked “Combat Hunger” hunger bags to be sold
Volunteers will pack hundreds of bags of food today that shoppers can purchase and donate for STAR 102.5’s “Combat Hunger,” the annual November event that raises food and funds for the Food Bank of Iowa. …
Read MoreIowa designated as incentive area for federal humanities grants
The National Endowment for the Humanities today announced Creating Humanities Communities, a new grant program that supports grass-roots humanities programs by encouraging partnerships and collaborations between multiple institutions or organizations. Iowa is among 20 states …
Read MoreSolheim Cup seeks to honor fallen police officers
In honor of Iowa police officers killed in the line of duty, the 2017 Solheim Cup is donating $5,000 plus 10 percent of its November ticket sales to the statewide chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors. Iowa …
Read MoreUI finds Roundup ingredient in Iowa honey
DOT eyes major improvements to I-80, I-380
Nov. 17: Women Empowering Families ThanksGIVING Event
Community leadership survey deadline extended
The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute has extended the deadline for its community leadership study until Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 11:59 p.m. The group is seeking community leaders’ input as it assesses leadership development needs …
Read MoreUI lawsuit alleges defective work on Old Capitol
Iowa City Press-Citizen: The University of Iowa is suing a contractor that it blames for defective construction work that damaged the historic Old Capitol building. UI hired Knutson Construction to restore and improve the campus icon …
Read MoreISU alums preach innovation, eye Mars
Iowa State University alums-in-high-places Vance Coffman, former CEO at Lockheed Martin, and Dennis Muilenburg, who is chairman, president and CEO at Boeing Co., stopped by ISU last week to tell aerospace engineering students about the …
Read MoreLittle Beaver Creek turns red; DNR investigates
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating what turned Little Beaver Creek red near the Grimes sewage treatment plant. The color, which may have been pollution from a local business, may have spread to …
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