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Nominations open for 2020 Iowa Women of Achievement Awards

Nominations are now open for the 2020 Iowa Women of Achievement Awards presented by Women Lead Change. The awards recognize the contributions of historical (deceased) Iowa women who made outstanding and lasting contributions to the …

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Bayer Fund to support teacher professional development in Iowa

The Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation will receive a $2,000 grant from the Bayer Fund, after employees at the Bayer-Ankeny site recommended the organization. Funds from the grant will support teacher professional development efforts in Iowa, …

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Iowa Legislature adjourns after passing budget that includes new voter ID requirements

Des Moines Register: The Iowa Legislature adjourned its coronavirus-disrupted 2020 session Sunday after a marathon overnight debate that saw the passage of a mostly status quo budget and a controversial expansion of the state’s voter ID …

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Youth Leadership Institute recognizes its 2020 graduates

The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute’s Youth Leadership Initiative has announced the graduation of its Class of 2020, made up of 38 student leaders from 20 Central Iowa high schools. YLI provides high school students with experiential …

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Kick It Forward futsal court planned in Pleasant Hill; more projects ahead

Kick It Forward, a nonprofit seeking to make soccer more accessible for kids and adults, announced it has received approval for a second modular futsal court to be installed in Iowa. The Pleasant Hill City Council voted …

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40 Iowa colleges, universities enter joint membership with Open Textbook Network

Forty Iowa colleges and universities have combined for a joint membership with the Open Textbook Network, a consortium of colleges and universities working to advance open textbook initiatives, the Iowa Board of Regents announced. OTN, which has …

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Catch Des Moines, Raygun partner on racial justice T-shirt campaign

Catch Des Moines is partnering with Raygun and the ACLU of Iowa on a campaign to fight racial inequities in the community, with sales of a T-shirt that reads “Des Moines: The s’s are silent, our voices …

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Des Moines Metro Opera, Iowa PBS to stream four productions through virtual festival

Following the cancellation of the 2020 festival season, Des Moines Metro Opera and Iowa PBS have formed a partnership to bring the opera season online, with digital streams and televised broadcasts of four fan-favorite productions. The Virtual …

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Des Moines Art Center to receive grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts

The Des Moines Art Center will receive an Art Works grant of $19,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts in support of its exhibition “Justin Favela: Central American,” slated to be on view from …

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Free farmland ownership and crop marketing webinar on June 16

A free one-hour webinar called Crop Marketing Strategies is available to the public on June 16 at 7 p.m., the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach office announced this week. The webinar will review crop …