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Des Moines pools prepare for increased visitors amid heat wave
KCCI 8 - Iowa
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June 19, 2025
Right now -- Des Moines area pools are preparing for extra people to come cool off this weekend... as the heat index reaches dangerous levels. Holiday Aquatic Center in West Des Moines is open for business. West Des Moines Parks and Rec says...
Iowa lawmakers push for special session on carbon pipeline veto
KWWL - Iowa
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DES MOINES (KWWL) — The debate over landowner rights and carbon pipelines is heating up at the state capitol, but it may not progress further. Gov. Reynolds vetoed House File 639, sparking Republican leaders in the House to push for a special...
Iowa alternative energy sector stands to lose tax incentives in budget bill
Public News Service
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Iowa stands to lose tax incentives created in the Inflation Reduction Act which have helped the state invest in alternative energy and manufacturing jobs. The Trump administration is scaling back clean energy investments, which would affect...
Iowa City manufactured home residents face rent price hikes, water quality concerns
KGAN - Iowa
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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Residents from local manufactured home parks say their quality of life has declined after out-of-state ownership took over three Johnson County communities. Utah-based Havenpark Communities has been met with pushback over the...
National Speech and Debate Tournament to boost Des Moines’ economy by millions
Fox17 - Iowa
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DES MOINES, Iowa — The National Speech and Debate Tournament officially kicks off on Monday with thousands of students from across the country getting ready to compete at 11 different venues across the Des Moines Metro. The world’s largest...
Des Moines Water Works CEO links nitrate issue to farm fertilizers
KCCI 8 - Iowa
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June 18, 2025
NOW. CENTRAL IOWA WATER WORKS SAYS NITRATE LEVELS IN OUR LOCAL RIVERS ARE GOING DOWN. FOR THE MOST PART. YOU CAN SEE THOSE LEVELS OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS RIGHT THERE ON YOUR SCREEN. NITRATES IN THE RACCOON RIVER HAVE FALLEN EACH DAY. LEVELS DID...
Get the Facts: How much water do West Des Moines data centers actually use?
KCCI 8 - Iowa
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June 19, 2025
West Des Moines Water Works (WDMWW) says the lawn watering ban currently in effect would have been implemented "regardless of data centers' water usage."General Manager Christina Murphy says data center use represents anywhere from 2-7% of the...
Iowa City's 69-year-old Centennial Building is closing. Here's why
Iowa City Press Citizen
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Iowa City's Centennial Building, which houses historical documents and collections, will close permanently on June 30, 2026. Archival materials will be relocated to the State Historical Building in Des Moines. The Des Moines facility will undergo...
Iowa State's We Will Collective adds casino partnership
Sporting News
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June 18, 2025
Just a few years back, Iowa State football players were booted from the school due to placing illegal bets on both Cyclone sporting events and others. Now, through the We Will Collective, the college has a partnership with a casino. Iowa State...
SNAP Cuts: What’s at Risk for Food and Health Access in Iowa
KWQC - Iowa
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June 19, 2025
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Billions of meals a year for families are at risk of being cut if Congress passes a bill that would significantly reduce funding for SNAP, Medicaid, and Medicare, three programs that play a critical role in helping meet...
Miller-Meeks discusses economic impacts during Muscatine County tour
River Bend Times - Iowa
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June 18, 2025
Mariannette Miller-Meeks U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa | Official U.S. House HeadshotMariannette Miller-Meeks U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa | Official U.S. House Headshot Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks visited Muscatine...
Bruce’s New & Used Furniture closing after 34-years in business, owner plans to retire
KWQC - Iowa
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June 19, 2025
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - A long-time businesses in the west end of Davenport is closing up shop after 34-years in business. Cheryl Bruce is the owner of Bruce’s New & Used Furniture, 935 West 4th Street, and she says she’s had a good run, but with...
Hesperia business is hunters, fishers go to
Shoreline Media - Michigan
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HESPERIA — A local sports shop is celebrating its 40th anniversary and has grown from a small facility to a large, one stop store carrying hunting, fishing, and other sports supplies. Hesperia Sports Shop, on Alpha Street next to the All Season’s...
It's Bike Night at Market Nights
Daily Freeman Journal - Iowa
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Mark and Mike Schoon perform as The Schoon Brothers. They are the muscial act at this evening's Market Night in Webster City. They will be performing on the Availa Plaza stage. Rev up your engines and roll into downtown for Bike Night at Webster...
Greater Des Moines Partnership announces two promotions
Business Record - Iowa
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June 18, 2025
The Greater Des Moines Partnership has announced the promotion of two team members. Courtney Shaw has been promoted to chief communications and engagement officer. In this role, she will continue to oversee the Partnership’s communications and...
Iowa House Republicans seek to override eminent domain bill veto, Senate support uncertain
KCCI 8 - Iowa
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June 19, 2025
A renewed push to strengthen protections for Iowa landowners is on hold once again, without the necessary support from the Senate to override Gov. Kim Reynolds’ veto of a controversial pipeline-related eminent domain bill.House File 639 aimed to...
Laugh with Jay and Silent Bob, tour farms this weekend in Des Moines
Des Moines Register - Iowa
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Events happening in Des Moines between June 19 and June 22 include the Juneteenth Jubilee, Art on The Avenues, and the National Speech & Debate Tournament. Performances include Boney James at Hoyt Sherman Place and Jay & Silent Bob's "Aural Sects"...
3 Iowa Cities Offering Group Corporate Social Responsibility Opportunities
Meetings Today
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When groups meet in Iowa, there’s an opportunity for something more than business to take root. In cities across the Hawkeye State, corporate gatherings have the potential to be powerful vehicles for change, where giving back to the community is...
Where could drivers find the cheapest gas in cities within Des Moines County in week ending June 14?
SE Iowa News
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June 18, 2025
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.gov There were three gas stations in cities across Des Moines County selling...
1 gas station in cities throughout Des Moines County had the cheapest premium gas in week ending June 14
SE Iowa News
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June 18, 2025
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Des Moines County...