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Find out the jobless rates of Iowa communities
In Marshalltown, 6.4% of people in its labor force were unemployed in June, the highest percentage among Iowa communities, new data from Iowa Workforce Development shows.
Marshall County also had the highest jobless rate among …
Read MoreWild Prairie Showdown Award nominations open
The Great Outdoors Foundation and ICON Water Trails have opened nominations for the annual Wild Prairie Showdown awards. The awards celebrate contributions to conservation and recreation from community members involved with the Great Outdoors Foundation …
Read MoreIowa Rural Development Council launches new leadership training grants
The Iowa Rural Development Council has launched a new program to provide funds for local organizations looking to develop leadership trainings focused on skills and professional development. The SPARK Leadership Grant Program is targeted toward …
Read MoreHarkin Institute hosting first presentation of Polk County water quality report
The Harkin Institute and Polk County have announced the first official presentation of findings from the Central Iowa Source Water Resource Assessment report will be held Aug. 4 at 6 p.m. at Sheslow Auditorium at …
Read MoreDrake University’s Kelly Bruhn inducted into PRSA College of Fellows
Drake University has announced Kelly Bruhn, professor of public relations and associate dean of Drake’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications has been inducted into the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) College of Fellows. …
Read MorePeoples Co. launches farmland succession campaign
Peoples Co., an agricultural land services firm based in Clive, has announced a national awareness campaign to address the impending transfer of over 370 million acres, approximately 40% of U.S. farmland, expected by 2045. The …
Read MoreRural bankers watching crop prices closely
Interest rates, higher input costs and volatility from tariffs are putting downward pressure on farmland prices and rural bank leaders in the Midwest are closely watching how crop prices will …
Read MoreCIWW beginning phased lift of lawn watering ban Tuesday
Central Iowa Water Works’ technical committee has voted to lift the ban for residential lawn watering, starting July 22. To manage demand, lawn watering must be conducted on an even/odd lawn watering schedule.
Even numbered…Read MoreState summer food program feeds kids, but not as many as the federal program, advocates say
Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Healthy Kids Iowa program funds summer meals for kids, but does not go as far as Summer EBT, a federal program, food security advocates said.
“Summer EBT would have assisted 245,000 kids across the …
Read MoreNational nonprofit to host annual conference in Des Moines
From July 23-26, members of AMBUCS, a national nonprofit service organization, will gather at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown for the organization’s annual national conference. AMBUCS, with more than 3,800 members in 36 states, provides Amtryke adaptive …
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