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Celebrate romance in Iowa with author Denise Williams
USA Today bestselling author and Iowa native Denise Williams is making her return to Ames Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Ames Public Library for an “Evening with Great Reads from Great Places.”. Williams’ return to Ames gives local readers a chance to hear from an Iowa-based...
KCRG
We The People: How one of Iowa’s last drive-in theatres still draws crowds
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Indianola’s Studio 210 Hosts Ribbon Cutting Friday
A new photography studio has opened in Indianola’s downtown square. Studio 210 hosted its ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday with attendees being able to check out the new business which is roughly one month old. Guests were accommodated with desserts as well. Studio 210’s owner, Gretchen Schrock says after multiple people interested in a photography studio in Warren County, they turned the interest into a reality.
theperrynews.com
Fall history series at Woodward Public Library to feature Adel author
Adel author Ann Hanigan Kotz will present a program entitled, “Beyond the Parlor Walls: Iowa Women Who Shaped their Communities,” at the Woodard Public Library on Friday, Oct. 16 at 1:30 p.m. This 45-minute program will explore the women who championed education, built public libraries, improved civic life...
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National Cattle Congress: Iowa Time Machine October 10, 1910
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On October 10, 1910, the first National Cattle Congress (then Iowa Dairy Cattle Congress) came together in Waterloo. The iconic annual agricultural fair and year-round event space hasdrawn visitors from far and wide for over 110 years. After five previous dairy cattle congresses, other Midwestern...
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Tune into the Past with Ottumwa Radio: Amelia Earhart: The Iowa Years
Before Amelia Earhart became one of the most famous aviators in the world, she spent part of her childhood in Des Moines, Iowa. Those Iowa years included an event that would become an interesting footnote in her remarkable life: her first encounter with an airplane. Earhart was born July 24,...
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Local youth band 7 Ark sweeps major awards at statewide music contest
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) -The local youth rock band 7 Ark from QC Rock Academy won the Band Division title at the Iowa Rocks Youth Talent Competition hosted by the Iowa Rock ‘n’ Roll Music Association in Okoboji, Iowa, last month. Members of the band include Dom, Landon T.,...
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Ride the Rails Along the White Pole Road
The White Pole Road Development Corporation is giving you a chance to re-live the past by riding the rails in an old passenger railroad car. That’s Melanie Byers who says the group is using this as a fund raising event to preserve the history of the White Pole Road.
Radio Iowa
Military nurses exhibit opening at Iowa Goldstar Military Museum
The Iowa Goldstar Military Museum at Camp Dodge is opening a new exhibit this weekend that covers nurses in the military from 1853 through the Korean War in 1953. Museum curator Mike Vogt says it chronicles the work of nurses at home and abroad. “In the capacity of Red Cross nurses from Iowa or Army Nurse Corps or Navy Nurse Corps personnel that have served in one capacity, even prior to the Army Nurse Corps, the Navy Nurse Corps. There were volunteer nurses from Iowa that participated in the Civil War treating casualties as volunteer civilian nurses,” he says.
Axios Des Moines
Valley Junction unveils five new public art installations
Five new large-scale artworks — including murals and sculptures — are transforming pedestrian walkways along Fifth Street in Valley Junction, marking the district's largest public-art investment. Driving the news: The installations will be celebrated at Friday's Fall Gallery Night, from 5-8pm. Artists will be stationed at the works, with performers nearby and a free trolley linking art and gallery locations. Zoom in: The art marks the first phase of Vivid Junction , an ongoing initiative that commemorates the district's heritage, adds public art, and creates more inviting community spaces. 💡 1 bright thing to go: Railroad Park's globe lights are back — upgraded with programmable, energy-efficient color-changing LEDs that debuted during Gallery Night. The originals were installed in 2019 but were removed after they stopped working several years ago and because, unlike the new ones, they were impractical to repair.
midwestliving.com
This Latina Muralist in Des Moines is Painting the City in Bold, Vibrant Color
Down the sides of building facades, through the halls of schools and youth organizations, and on the windows of local businesses across central Iowa, you’ll find sprawling murals bursting with color and people of varying backgrounds, united and joyful. This is the work of Marissa Hernandez, a young Mexican artist raised in Des Moines who’s connecting her community with the stroke of a paint brush. We chatted with Hernandez about her favorite murals, her surprising fear of heights, and how her family and her Latina identity shape her work.
WHO 13
Blank Park Zoo giraffe calf dies after birth complications
DES MOINES, Iowa — A giraffe calf born at the Blank Park Zoo on Tuesday has died. Animal lovers have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of Zola’s calf, tuning into the zoo’s “baby watch” livestream on Facebook for nearly a week. The zoo announced just before 3 p.m. that Zola had gone into active labor. […]
Axios Des Moines
Des Moines weekend plans: Oct. 9-11
Friday 🪦 Jordan Cemetery Tour | Explore local history with costumed reenactments, a headstone restoration demonstration and a presentation on cemetery symbolism. | 9am–12pm | 2001 Fuller Rd., West Des Moines | Admission: $25 🎀 Eleven 101 Collective Grand Opening | Support former Painted Tree Boutique vendors as they reopen at this new space. | 10am-8pm Friday and Saturday; 10am-6pm Sunday | 11101 University Ave., Clive | Free! Saturday 👗 Totally Rad Vintage Fest | A traveling vintage festival featuring retro clothing, accessories, toys and home goods. | 10am-5pm | Iowa Events Center | Tickets: $12 🕹️ Y2K Countdown Party | Travel through the decades with '80s, '90s and 2000s music, themed cocktails, photo ops and an 11pm Y2K countdown. Ages 21+. | 6pm | Up-Down | Event details 🏒 The Iowa Wild | Watch our hometown team play against the Rockford IceHogs. | Casey's Center | 6pm | Tickets: $31 Sunday 🐶 Wag-o-Ween | Bring your dressed-up dog to Big Grove, where they can enjoy a pup cup. AHeinz57 will bring adoptable pets. | 1-3pm | Free!
Des Moines Business Record
Iowa Stops Hunger – Episode 15 – Students fighting hunger
It’s not just the brain fog that comes with skipping breakfast; chronic hunger can take up a lot of mental energy when you’re constantly worrying about where your next meal might come from. And if you’re a student, that can have far-reaching impacts in and outside of class. On the Drake University campus, students are jumping in to help their peers. Business Record staff writer Lisa Rossi speaks with the director of Drake’s Community Engaged Learning office, Mallary Allen, and Drake’s Student Food Security Lead Kira Schall to learn how students are getting involved.