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Open house planned to launch Ankeny’s master transportation plan project

The public is invited to attend an open house launching Ankeny’s 2023 transportation master plan project. The open house will be held from 4:30-7:30 p.m. June 8 at Kirkendall Public Library, 1250 S.W. District Drive. …

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Civility program to focus on local campaigns

As work continues to elevate civility in local governance, those efforts are expanding to the campaign process before officials are elected to public office.

The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University is …

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A Closer Look: Mitzi Bolanos Anderson

If there were a contest of how many miles someone has moved to take a job in Des Moines, Mitzi Bolaños Anderson would surely come close to earning the top prize. 

Before coming to Des …

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Connecting with congressional delegation, other Central Iowans among top takeaways from DMDC 2023

I was a participant on the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s DMDC 2023 trip, the annual visit to Washington, D.C., where a planeload of business leaders and government officials from Central Iowa descend on the nation’s …

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Ankeny High School team is crowned high school mock trial champion

Ankeny High School’s mock trial team won the 2023 National High School Mock Trial Championship. Team members included Hayden DeWitt, Stephanie Gray, Sareena Casady, Nicki Casady, Mallory Jordan, Chloe Andersen, Noah Yeager, Grant Miner, Hannah …

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Yahtzee, an arson dog, joins Des Moines Fire Department

Yahtzee, an English black lab, has joined the Des Moines Fire Department as an arson dog, the city announced.

The dog, which recently spent three months in Maine training, will detect fire accelerants in cases …

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IWD awards $3.4M in new funding for Registered Apprenticeship programs

Iowa Workforce Development announced $3.47 million in new funding designated to create or expand Registered Apprenticeship programs across Iowa. The funding will be spread across two types of programs, the Iowa Apprenticeship Act (15B) and …

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Reynolds announces $1.5M grant program to improve work-based learning

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced a grant program of up to $1.5 million to provide opportunities for high school students to explore their future careers. The Statewide Intermediary Work-Based Learning Grant program will fund programs that …

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$379,000 in grants to support youth internships in high-demand fields

The state awarded $379,000 in grants Friday through the Summer Youth Internship Program, which provides funding to employers, educational institutions and nonprofit organizations that sponsor internship programs for Iowa youths between the ages of 14 …

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WDM to begin major reconstruction and improvements on Eighth Street

The city of West Des Moines will begin a major reconstruction project on Eighth Street between Center Street and Clegg Road during the 2023 construction season. To minimize traffic disruption, sections of Eighth Street will …