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Casey’s expands leadership team with new hires, promotion

Casey’s General Stores Inc., the Ankeny-based convenience store retailer with more than 2,200 stores in 16 U.S. states, has expanded its leadership team with four new hires and one promotion. 
The new employees include:

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Foundry Distilling to distribute free hand sanitizer for students on Saturday

Foundry Distilling Co., which has given away more than 1,000 gallons of hand sanitizer since the onset of COVID-19, is continuing its mission to help keep residents safe as school resumes this fall. On Saturday, Aug. …

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Des Moines volunteers see firsthand the destruction at Cedar Rapids apartments: ‘They were failed’

Photos of the Cedar Terrace Apartments show the extent of the destruction winds brought on Aug. 10, shattering windows, ripping off balconies and leaving families’ apartments exposed to elements and heat a week after the …

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Iowa City schools join lawsuit against governor’s office over return to learn ruling

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Iowa City Community School District is pursuing litigation to challenge Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education’s interpretation of Senate File 2310, which gives guidance to schools returning to …

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Reynolds blocks Attorney General Miller from joining Postal Service lawsuit

Des Moines Register: Gov. Kim Reynolds has denied a request from Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller to join a multistate lawsuit seeking to block service changes at the U.S. Postal Service, Miller said Tuesday. A group …

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Ames City Council passes mask mandate

Ames Tribune: The Ames City Council passed a mask mandate on Tuesday for many buildings open to the public. Ames Mayor John Haila said at Tuesday night’s Ames City Council meeting that while he could not …

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Simpson College to offer tuition-free fifth year to all current students

Students enrolled full time during the 2020-21 academic year at Simpson College will be eligible for a fifth year at the college tuition-free, Simpson announced Monday. The offer ensures all current students affected by the …

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Urban Loop construction to close ramps this evening

Motorists in the Des Moines metro area will want to consider an alternative route as the Iowa Department of Transportation has announced work is continuing on the Urban Loop interchange in Urbandale. Officials with the …

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Oakridge fundraiser goes virtual in 2020

This year’s Jazz, Jewels and Jeans fundraiser for the Oakridge Neighborhood is going virtual because of the coronavirus pandemic, organizers said. The fundraiser, which usually features a jazz band, food and live and silent auctions, …

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Guest Q&A: The business of art during a global pandemic

A local Central Iowa couple, James and Bridget Neely, opened their arts and entertainment business — Bottle & Bottega Des Moines by Painting with a Twist (“Bottle & Bottega”) — in the heart of downtown …