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A late Monday Night Football game kept Toby O’Berry out of the Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001.
O’Berry had stayed up late to watch the match between the Denver Broncos and New York Giants, …
Jeremy Parsons grew up around fairs. His dad was a county fair board president. He was involved in Future Farmers of America as a student, spending time around the Decatur County Fair. Parsons also spent …
For Kelly Baum, even as a curator at the prestigious Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Des Moines Art Center’s reputation stood out.
“The Art Center was on my radar,” Baum said. “It’s …
Quick, what’s the largest bank that has its headquarters in Iowa? Give up?
It’s MidWestOne Bank, based in Iowa City, with over $5.5 billion of deposits in five states reported at the end of March. …
Like many Americans, Tanya Keith’s life changed when the U.S. was attacked by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001.
At the time, Keith was working as a commercial interior designer in Des Moines. Her parents and …
Everyone is shaped in some way by the community they grow up around and get involved in. That connection and commitment to community runs deep for Julian Neely.
Growing up in Des Moines and Johnston, …
Dave Keith has built a wooden fire truck for his grandson, a roll-top desk for his wife, a custom table for a silent auction at United Way, and a question-mark-shaped bookshelf for his office.
Now, …
Kate Zimmerman proves that you can always go home. And, she is determined to do whatever she can to protect it.
Zimmerman grew up on a farm in Guthrie County, where her parents raised Hereford …
If there were a contest of how many miles someone has moved to take a job in Des Moines, Mitzi Bolaños Anderson would surely come close to earning the top prize.
Before coming to Des …
After the NCAA approved a new rule in 2021 allowing college athletes to be compensated for use of their name, image and likeness, also known as NIL, entities overseeing athletes’ opportunities began to crop up …
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