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It was a full house at the recent Bite Sized Learning session!
It was a full house at the recent Bite Sized Learning session! We were joined by Drake University professor Chris Snider to learn about the current trends and updates to social media. From what the algorithms are prioritizing, how to create engaging content, and what channels are the most popular, we walked away with some new tips and tricks to us in our social marketing. Special thanks to Grinnell College Community Connections for sponsoring this event and Hy-Vee for providing the breakfast snacks. Save the date, out next event will be Thursday, September 12, topic TBA.
Cycling Iowa’s RAGBRAI 51st Season
Cycler's UP! This weekend RAGBRAI celebrates it's 51st season. The Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa is set to begin this weekend for a week-long hilly ride across the Hawkeye State. RAGBRAI celebrates 51 years as it makes its way across southern Iowa. WHAT CITIES WILL I SEE.
Eastern Iowa laborers slam state amid battle over relaxed child labor regulations
Eastern Iowa laborers are disappointed with the state's lobbying for looser child labor restrictions. At a roundtable hosted at the IBEW 405 Union Hall in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday night, representatives from the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City area labor federations gathered to share the history of child labor restrictions and to recount...
Newton Fire Department Awarded Grants for Wildland Gear and Powered Stair Chairs
Fire Chief Jarrod Wellik announces that the Newton Fire Department has been awarded two grants. The first grant, from the Jasper Community Foundation, provides $5,000 for the purchase of wildland firefighter turnout gear, an application submitted by Captain Ryan Volk. The second grant, from Prairie Meadows, totals $25,000 and will...
PCM softball makes state for first time
MONROE — Prairie City-Monroe is the lone Central Iowa team to make the Class 3A state softball tournament. The Mustangs beat Clarinda 13-1 on Tuesday to punch their ticket to Fort Dodge. It’s PCM’s first-ever trip to state. Mark Freund has more with the Mustangs.
[WATCH] Only Gen Z Will Get This Country Singer’s Funny Iowa Video
Thousands of people flocked to Newton, Iowa on the weekend of July 12th through July 14th for the Hy-Vee INDYCAR Race Weekend. This event is an exciting blend of IndyCar races and live concerts from some of the biggest artists in the music industry. There was a doubleheader with two...
Newton radio man to report news and play-by-plays on KNIA/KRLS
Jul. 18—Randy Van Roekel, former news director of KCOB and the voice of the Newton Cardinals, is not only back on the air at a new radio station and reporting on the latest local news, but he is also getting a chance to bring back his signature play-by-play commentary of Newton sports via online streaming. Two months ago, Van Roekel and fellow local radio personalities Joe Swanson and Jamie ...
Big animals need a big property, and ARL of Iowa just purchased a 21-acre ranch
The Animal Rescue League of Iowa is expanding its capacity to care for barnyard animals with the purchase of a 21-acre ranch in north central Polk County. The new facilities include three grazing pastures, a barn with horse stalls, both an indoor and outdoor arena and a smaller structure for goats, chickens and other small barn animals. The purchase cost $2 million, with half the funds coming from the ARL Foundation. A donation campaign will also help raise funds to refurbish the facilities before animals move in.
Turning in the whistle: Pleasantville baseball head coach wraps up illustrious career
Sheldon Card started coaching Pleasantville baseball in 2000. After 25 years with the program, he's hanging it up, but not before a run at the state championship. Despite being 23-10, Pleasantville stunned No. 2 Des Moines Christian and is headed to the state tournament for the first time since 2016.
Pleasantville police chief, city manager retiring
PLEASANTVILLE, Iowa — For Joe Mrstik, being the police chief in Pleasantville was a great job. But it got really interesting when the City Council asked him to take over the job of city manager after the former manager left. The only catch — the council wanted him to continue in the role of police […]
Grimes woman's baseball bat appraised up to $20K, almost sold for $1 at garage sale
GRIMES, Iowa — PBS selected a Grimes woman to be featured in a new episode of the station's show: "Antiques Roadshow" after she learned the estimated value of a baseball legend's bat she almost sold for $1 at a garage sale in 2012. Sue McEntee said an antique collector...
Arrest made after man in vehicle shoots at another vehicle in traffic, police say
DES MOINES, Iowa – Police have released the name of a man arrested for allegedly shooting at a car from another vehicle Thursday night near the State Fairgrounds. Officers were called to E. 30th St. and E. Maple Street around 7:00 p.m. after a witness reported the shooting. At least one bullet hole was found […]
Des Moines proposes 'harder-line' on homelessness, with camping ban, speedier removal
Following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Des Moines is looking to ban camping and reduce the number of days people have to remove their belongings from public spaces. Proposed ordinances that take what city leaders call a "harder-line" approach to addressing homelessness would end Des Moines' complaint-based system of dealing with homeless campsites....
Fareway still planning second Waukee store, but hasn't set a construction date
Fareway still plans to build a second location in northwest Waukee but the supermarket chain does not yet know when. Fareway currently has a store at 200 S.E. Laurel St. in Waukee. The company also owns more than 7 acres on adjoining parcels about 2 miles away at the southwest corner of Northwest Sunrise Drive and Northwest 10th Street, according to Dallas County property records.
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