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ChildServe to expand Ames facility, double capacity

ChildServe has announced to its donors the launch of an $8 million expansion project that will double the size of its Ames facility and enable it to serve twice the number of children on the …

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COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations in Iowa on the rise, latest weekly update shows

Des Moines Register: The COVID-19 pandemic continued to spread across Iowa over the past week, according to data released today by the Iowa Department of Public Health and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The …

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Gun shop is proposed next to Iowa governor’s mansion

Axios Des Moines: A federally licensed firearms sales business would operate out of a home that’s across the street from Terrace Hill, under a Des Moines resident’s proposal. It could launch a battle about local governments’ …

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Hoyt Sherman Place to add a new outdoor venue

Axios Des Moines: Hoyt Sherman Place is launching a new project that will include a staging area for outdoor events, CEO Robert Warren told Axios this week. Previous renovations have shaped the historic venue and its …

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Oldenburg, maker of iconic downtown Des Moines umbrella sculpture, dies

Des Moines Register/Associated Press: Pop artist Claes Oldenburg, who turned the mundane into the monumental through his outsized sculptures of an umbrella in Des Moines and a baseball bat in Chicago, among other objects, has died …

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Guaranteed income program to launch in Des Moines metro

Axios Des Moines: A guaranteed monthly income payment of up to $500 will be provided to 110 Des Moines metro participants. It will be part of a two-year pilot project that will launch later this year, …

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University of Iowa, Iowa State set new funding records for fiscal year 2022

Clay & Milk: The University of Iowa and Iowa State University have released their external funding figures for the budget year that ended June 30, and both universities surpassed their previous funding records. The University of …

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Rising costs prompt a dozen Iowa nursing homes to close

Radio Iowa: A dozen Iowa nursing homes have closed in the past seven months for financial reasons. Iowa Health Care Association President and CEO Brent Willett said that like any industry, nursing homes face rising operating …

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IowaWORKS website restored after outage

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The state of Iowa’s job search website has been restored, Iowa Workforce Development announced today. On June 26, the IowaWorks.gov website went down due to a cyberattack aimed at Geographic Solutions Inc., the …

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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 …