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Fiery train derailment prompts evacuation of small Iowa town

Associated Press: Thick black smoke billowed into the air Sunday after a train derailed in northwest Iowa, prompting authorities to evacuate part of a small nearby town. The fiery derailment happened around 2 p.m. Sunday on …

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Des Moines school board votes not to extend Superintendent Ahart’s contract

Des Moines Register: The Des Moines school board voted 4-3 to not extend embattled Superintendent Tom Ahart’s current contract past June 30, 2023, during Thursday night’s meeting. The school board met virtually in closed session Thursday …

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Ankeny library recognized for its interior design

Ankeny’s Kirkendall Public Library, designed by OPN Architects in Des Moines, has received a Design Excellence Award from the International Interior Design Association Great Plains Chapter. The vision for the library, which opened in February …

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IRS: 88% of households with children to begin receiving automatic CTC payments

The Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced today that the first monthly payment of the expanded and newly advanceable Child Tax Credit from the American Rescue Plan will be made …

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Survey details extent of deferred medical treatment by Americans during pandemic

From the beginning of the pandemic, health experts were concerned that millions of Americans would defer treatment of existing illnesses — including cancer — and postpone routine preventive screenings given the justifiable fear of contracting …

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Casey’s completes Buchanan Energy acquisition

Casey’s General Stores Inc. has completed its acquisition of Buchanan Energy, owner of Bucky’s Convenience Stores. The acquisition expands Ankeny-based Casey’s presence in the Midwest, particularly in Nebraska and Illinois. Casey’s now owns and operates …

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Mediacom asks FCC to review management practices of city of W.D.M.

Mediacom Communications Corp. is asking the Federal Communications Commission to review “discriminatory rights-of-way management practices” by the city of West Des Moines regarding the city’s conduit project with Google Fiber. Mediacom filed a lawsuit against …

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Number of Iowans filing unemployment claims falls below 30,000

The number of Iowans who filed unemployment claims last week fell 3.4% to 29,842, data from Iowa Workforce Development shows. The number of unemployed Iowans is at its lowest level since the week ending Dec. …

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Des Moines lifts COVID-related mask mandate

Des Moines has lifted its mandate that people wear masks when in public, the city announced this afternoon. Mayor Frank Cownie had instituted the mandate in late August in an effort to slow the spread …

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Five Power Breakfast takeaways on moving the community forward

Now officially one year past the start of the coronavirus pandemic, we asked nine leaders to share thoughts on what it will take to reset our economy and work toward community progress together at our …