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Meals from the Heartland’s Hunger Fight returns to downtown this year

Meals from the Heartland’s 15th Annual Hunger Fight will return to Hy-Vee Hall this year after a two-year hiatus. This year’s event will run from Aug. 31 through Sept. 3. It had been held in …

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Habitat for Humanity building house at Iowa State Fair

Volunteers and staff from Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity are building a house at the Iowa State Fair, which began today. More than 350 volunteers will work on the house through Aug. 19. After …

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Weitz Co. executive prioritizes mental health as chair of Heart Challenge

Mike Tousley, executive vice president and general manager of the Weitz Co.’s Iowa Business Unit, plans to make mental health and well-being the focus of his time as chairperson of the 2022-23 Heart Challenge, sponsored …

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Adventureland plans two new Viking-themed rides for 2023

Des Moines Register: Iowa may be landlocked, but visitors to Adventureland Park in Altoona will soon hear the call of the sea as two new Viking-themed rides are added to the park. A new roller coaster …

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Food Bank of Iowa to expand its distribution center as need rises

Brian Clark, director of real estate development for Ryan Cos.; Julie Stewart, Prairie Meadows vice president of community relations; Hannah Krause, Food Bank of Iowa board chair; and Michelle Book, Food Bank of Iowa CEO, …

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Iowa Cubs sold as Endeavor unloads minor league clubs after owning less than year

Des Moines Register: Under pressure from Major League Baseball officials, the ownership of the Iowa Cubs has changed for the second time in eight months. Endeavor Group Holdings, a California-based sports and entertainment and marketing conglomerate, …

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2022 Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame awardees announced

The Iowa Commission on the Status of Women has announced the 2022 Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame honorees.  
The honorees are:

Elizabeth Bates Cowles, born in 1900, lived in Des Moines. Mary Richards, born in…
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Field of Dreams minor-league game tonight: Cedar Rapids vs. Quad Cities

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Before the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds bring Major League Baseball to the Field of Dreams again on Thursday, it’s the minor-leaguers’ night in Iowa. The Cedar Rapids Kernels and Quad Cities River …

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Public invited to vote for Dotdash Meredith’s seasonal mural

Dotdash Meredith is inviting the public to choose its seasonal mural that will be displayed at its campus at 17th and Locust streets in downtown Des Moines. It’s the first time that the magazine publisher …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Americans are vacationing more, but staying in work mode

In today’s digital and hybrid work world, going on vacation doesn’t have to mean being disconnected from the office. The Wall Street Journal reports that employees are taking more of their PTO than in recent years, but …