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Child safety store and learning center to open at Blank Children’s Hospital

Parents will have a new resource for child safety equipment and information at Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines. On Oct. 29, the Hannah Geneser Learning Center and Safety Store will open at Blank Children’s Hospital. The …

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Supervisors vote 4-0 to approve Merle Hay Mall loan

Polk County supervisors approved a 15-year, $2.5 million loan Tuesday that will help the owners of Merle Hay Mall buy the shuttered Sears and Younkers stores. The stores carry a combined tax valuation of $12.6 …

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Record field expected for wrestling tourney in Des Moines

Des Moines’ first crack at hosting the USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals will feature a record field of 450 Iowans and 2,550 competitors from other states Saturday and Sunday at Hy-Vee Hall. The event, previously held in Cedar …

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Amanda the Panda, Stork’s Nest receive $45,000 in grants from Variety

The Amanda the Panda and Stork’s Nest programs – offered by EveryStep, formerly HCI Care Services & Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa – have received grants from Variety – the Children’s Charity. Amanda the Panda, a program of …

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Grassley puts heat on Trump over E15 ethanol

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley on Tuesday said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will need to act quickly to allow 15 percent ethanol blends, or E15, all year if President Donald Trump is to make good …

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Iowa Mentoring Partnership receives $1.25 million federal grant for rural expansion

The Iowa Mentoring Partnership, a collaborative partner of Volunteer Iowa, announced today that it has been awarded a $1.25 million grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to build mentoring program capacity …

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Event introduces underrepresented students to 4-H, Grand View

Nearly 80 Des Moines multicultural students and school staff members participated in the first Polk County 4-H RISE College Access Conference held Tuesday at Grand View University. The event is designed to introduce 4-H to …

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Nov. 10: World War I Armistice Centennial Commemoration

Host: State Historical Museum
About: One-hundred years ago, the United States and its allies signed an armistice with Germany that ended hostilities on World War I’s Western Front. It was 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918 …

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Oak Academy receives $100,000 gift from Prairie Meadows, Dahl Trust

Research shows that low-income preschoolers enrolled in full-day preschool programs are more prepared for kindergarten than their peers in half-day programs. Thanks to a $100,000 gift from Prairie Meadows and the W.T. and Edna M. …

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Meredith partners with ANA’s #SeeHer movement

Meredith Corp. announced today it has partnered with the Association of National Advertisers’ #SeeHer initiative to increase accurate portrayal of women in advertising and media. The ANA launched #SeeHer at the United States of Women Summit in …

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