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Hot summer tour: The landfill

The Metro Waste Authority is offering bus tours of its landfill in eastern Polk County at 8:30 a.m. June 6 and at 8 a.m. June 26. The landfill on University Avenue/Iowa Highway 163 takes in …

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DART drivers win bus ‘rodeo’ event

Four drivers from the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) were among the place-winners at the DART Bus Roadeo at Southridge Mall on Saturday and will compete in the state finals on June 13. …

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State Historical Museum summer programming announced

The State HIstorical Museum of Iowa is planning a “Blockbuster Summer”. The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announced its schedule of family-friendly summer events and programs this week, which include a guest appearance by actor and …

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U.S. League of Women Voters president to keynote Iowa League convention

Elisabeth MacNamara, the 18th president of the League of Women Voters of the United States, will be the keynote speaker at the League of Women Voters of Iowa in Des Moines on June 6. The …

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Mannheimer to resign as Social Club executive director

 

After nearly eight years of leading an organization he created and expanded from nothing more than an idea, Des Moines Social Club executive director Zachary Mannheimer is stepping down from the organization’s helm.

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Alliant Energy Foundation makes grants to six nonprofits

Six nonprofit organizations in Greater Des Moines have been awarded community grants totaling $18,000 from the Alliant Energy Foundation in the first of its two 2015 giving cycles. The Science Center of Iowa will receive …

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Expanded LifeFlight service from Fort Dodge begins June 1

UnityPoint Health – Des Moines will expand its LifeFlight air ambulance service with a second helicopter to be based at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge, beginning June 1. The expansion in service, as previously …

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Report finds housing market reaching a state of price balance

The U.S. housing market was at near perfect price equilibrium in April 2015, according to real estate analytics firm RealtyTrac, World Property Journal reported. Out of 315 counties nationwide with a population of at least 100,000 and …

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EPA’s proposed biofuels rules criticized

The embattled Environmental Protection Agency on Friday released proposed rules for the volume of biofuels to be blended into the nation’s fuels through 2016, and brought immediate complaints, the Washington Post reported. Some farm interests said the …

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Video kicks off Ingersoll public art campaign

An animated video of a swimmer paddling through blobby black and white waves soon could show up on the side of the building that houses Red Bistro and Adio Chiropractic at 2925 Ingersoll Ave. The …

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