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Friends of Des Moines Parks, Variety partner to fund, equip summer swim lessons

Eight hundred children in the metro area are getting swim lessons this summer through Des Moines Parks and Recreation, thanks to a partnership with Friends of Des Moines Parks and grant funding from Variety – the Children’s …

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2022 Polk County Fair runs through Friday

The 2022 Polk County Fair started on July 16 and runs through this Friday at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. More than 500 Polk County youths in 4-H, FFA and open class exhibits …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: If you missed it, be looking for new murals and artwork from this year’s Art Week

If you’ve noticed new artwork in some of the community’s neighborhoods, it’s likely the product of last month’s Art Week, which featured 136 events and 152 local artists in six areas throughout the city. Art …

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Person infected by ‘brain-eating amoeba’ dies; southern Iowa beach remains closed

Des Moines Register: A Missouri resident infected with a rare “brain-eating amoeba” this month after swimming at a southern Iowa beach has died. Iowa officials closed the Lake of Three Fires State Park near Taylor County …

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Cedar Rapids to reinstitute mask mandate in city buildings

KCRG-TV: Amid an increase in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s community level of COVID-19 in Linn County, the city of Cedar Rapids will be requiring masks for visitors. The new requirement goes into effect …

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Man behind largest lottery scam in U.S. history paroled from Iowa prison

Axios Des Moines: Eddie Tipton, the mastermind behind the biggest lottery scam in U.S. history, was released Friday from the Clarinda Correctional Facility, a spokesperson for the Iowa Department of Corrections said. Tipton hijacked multiple state …

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Applications open to nonprofits for $50K Eide Bailly Resourcefullness Award

Eide Bailly LLP, a regional certified public accounting and business advisory firm with an office in Des Moines, recently kicked off its 10th annual Resourcefullness Award program. The award selects one winning nonprofit organization to …

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Women in Manufacturing to hold virtual Moms in MFG event Aug. 11

The Women in Manufacturing Association will convene its second annual Moms in MFG virtual event on Aug. 11. Moms in MFG is an event series and year-round community focused on supporting mothers and caregivers who …

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Last-Dollar Scholarship deadline approaching on Aug. 1

The application period for the Future Ready Iowa Last-Dollar Scholarship closes on Aug. 1. The scholarship program provides recent high school graduates and adult learners with funding for higher education costs that aren’t covered by …

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DMARC to add mobile food pantry visit to Orchard Place-Pace Center on Monday

The Des Moines Area Religious Council plans to launch a new mobile food pantry on Monday at Orchard Place-Pace Center. The mobile pantry will be at 620 Eighth St. in downtown Des Moines every first …