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State Historical Museum receives national history awards

The State Historical Museum of Iowa has received two Leadership in History Awards from the American Association for State and Local History. The awards are the most prestigious recognition of preservation and interpretation of state …

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Drug take-back events scheduled Thursday, Saturday

Prescription drug abuse is Iowa’s fastest-growing form of substance abuse, and addiction to powerful pain relievers is also fueling more heroin use. To counter that trend, the Iowa Department of Public Safety on Thursday will …

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Event Sept. 26: PurpleStride Iowa walk for pancreatic cancer

NewLink Genetics Corp., an Ames-based biopharmaceutical company at the forefront of developing and commercializing cancer vaccines, announced today that the company will participate in PurpleStride Iowa, a Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) event to promote …

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Iowans should push candidates for research money

Mary Woolley, president and CEO of Research America, this morning urged Iowans to ask the presidential candidates for their first-year budgets for the federal government, and push for research and development money that has been…
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New state exhibit showcases Iowa’s caucus history

With images, film clips, newspaper articles and more than 160 artifacts, the State Historical Museum of Iowa will showcase the history of the Iowa caucuses in a new exhibit opening Friday, Oct. 2.


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Disability group sues Tacopocalypse over accessibility issue

Tacopocalypse is being sued by an Iowa group focused on rights for people with disabilities over making the popular East Village restaurant’s entrances wheelchair-accessible, reports DesMoinesRegister.com. A lawyer for Disability Rights Iowa filed a federal lawsuit saying …

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Retired Hampton banker Davis receives Leach Award

The Iowa Bankers Association recently presented Brad Davis with the James A. Leach Leadership Award at the IBA Annual Convention for significant, lifelong contributions to Iowa communities. Davis joined Hampton State Bank in 1980 and …

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Northey: Harvest should reach full steam soon

Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey expects the fall harvest season to begin across Iowa soon. “The warm and windy weather helped the crop continue to mature, and widespread harvest will likely start in the next …

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Event Oct. 6 : New View Young Professionals breakfast

Ready for your annual job performance review? On Tuesday, Oct. 6, New View Young Professionals will host Bryan Martin, a human resources talent development manager from Merit Resources Inc., speaking on how to handle salary …

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Event Oct. 6: ia magazine unveiling party

An annual magazine about Iowa’s people, culture and natural beauty, iamagazine, will be unveiled at an open reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, at the John and Mary Pappajohn Education Center in downtown …