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Iowa City bike club excels at state championships in Dubuque
KWWL - Iowa
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IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Iowa City Mountain Bike Club celebrated major victories Saturday at the Iowa Scholastic Mountain Bike League’s state championships in Dubuque. The club's Junior Varsity and Middle School teams clinched first place, while the...
Iowa’s mental health system is about to change, again. What to expect
Quad-City Times - Iowa
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For the second time in 12 years, Iowa’s mental health system will undergo an overhaul. Starting July 1, mental health and substance use disorder services are being combined into seven behavioral health districts. The transition involves moving...
Iowa’s mental health system is about to change, again. What to expect.
The Gazette - Iowa
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The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. For the second time in 12 years, Iowa’s mental health system will undergo an overhaul. Starting July 1, mental health and substance use disorder...
Close Up: KCCI's exclusive interview with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds
KCCI 8 - Iowa
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June 29, 2025
Close Up: KCCI's exclusive interview with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds CLOSE UP. WE SIT DOWN WITH GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS TO TALK ABOUT OUR WATER. WE WANT TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE’RE DRIVING WATER QUALITY. OUR CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT’S...
Should I boil my water? What to know about Des Moines' high nitrate levels
Des Moines Register - Iowa
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Is it safe to boil your water? And should you? Des Moines residents have expressed confusion on social media after updated guidelines from Central Iowa Water Works in light of high nitrate levels. A Thursday, June 27, news release from CIWW...
Iowa’s Clean Water Advocates Are Reclaiming the Past to Protect the Future
The Good Men Project - California
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June 29, 2025
By Nina B. Elkadi, Sentient Media How can you create nostalgia for a world some have never seen? In Iowa, a group of non-profits has come together to do just this. The 48 Lakes Initiative encourages volunteers to tell stories of their memories...
Wenner Hill Gardens and Cooperative — Growing Community, and Sustainability
St. Thomas Source
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June 29, 2025
Wenner Hill Gardens and Cooperative features a wide variety of produce grown by its members. (Source photo by Shaun Pennington) A garden grows at the very top of Frydenhoj on St. Thomas — but not just any garden. This one is nurtured by an...
Iowa's Payton Sandfort talks about joining Oklahoma City Thunder
Hawk Central - Iowa
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Undrafted Iowa Hawkeyes basketball player Payton Sandfort has signed with the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder. Sandfort visited the Thunder during the NBA Finals and was impressed by the organization and arena atmosphere. Recovering from...
Des Moines Performing Arts drops its plans for Argonne Armory
Des Moines Register - Iowa
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Des Moines Performing Arts is no longer pursuing the Argonne Armory to house its arts education center. A little over a year after the nonprofit announced interest in purchasing the city-owned building, Des Moines Performing Arts told donors in a...
Midwestern states dominate in use of controversial pesticide tied to weed resistance
Environmental Health News
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June 30, 2025
The herbicide 2,4-D, linked to possible cancer and other health concerns, is used most heavily in Midwestern and Southern states, where glyphosate-resistant weeds have pushed farmers toward more aggressive chemical controls. Jasmine Laws reports...
Des Moines University (DMU) Appoints Two to Alumni Board of Directors
River Cities' Reader - Iowa
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June 26, 2025
WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (June 25, 2025) — Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences has appointed two new members to its Alumni Board of Directors: April Bisaga-Carr DO ('03) and Emily Hurst DO ('05) FACOI. Each will serve a three-year...
KXEL Morning News for Mon. Jun. 30, 2025
KXEL News - Iowa
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June 30, 2025
WATERLOO, Iowa (KCRG) – The City of Waterloo has finished a million dollar sewer project decades ahead of schedule. The city entered an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency and the state of Iowa in 2015. The city invested more than...
C.R. officials say drinking water is safe, even amid nitrate spike in some Iowa rivers
The Gazette - Iowa
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The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — The Des Moines metro area has been experiencing the highest nitrate levels in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers in more than a decade —...
Discover the best summer escapes with with Iowa travel writer, blogger
KWQC - Iowa
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June 28, 2025
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) -Travel writer and lifelong Iowa resident Sara Broers comes back to QCL to share destination ideas on how to be a tourist in Iowa or anywhere across the country. Broers was recently recognized by Feedspot.com as the #1 Iowa...
Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Announces 2025 Climate Initiative Grantees
Artforum
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June 27, 2025
The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation on June 27 announced the seventy-four recipients of its 2025 Frankenthaler Climate Initiative (FCI) grants, totaling $3.4 million. The foundation, which to date has distributed more than $17.5 million among 249...
D.C. Dispatch: Iowans in Congress laud SCOTUS decision to curb universal injunctions
Iowa Capital Dispatch
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June 27, 2025
Iowans in Congress applauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday to limit the power of federal courts to curb executive orders. Also this week, Iowa Democrats also criticized tax credit cuts during “worst” agricultural trade deficit, Sen....
Wind Issues Worldwide
Canada Free Press
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Wind and solar produce just a tiny (and unreliable) trickle of total American energy consumption The wind industry faces political challenges. On January 24, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order halting approvals, permits and loans for...
Downtown chamber rebrands as Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Business Record - Iowa
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June 25, 2025
The Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce has announced a new chapter. Effective immediately, it will operate under a new name – the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce. The strategic rebrand reflects the chamber’s mission to expand its reach,...
Without changes, TX could run out of water by 2030
Public News Service
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Because of drought and failing infrastructure, the state of Texas will run out of water by 2030, according to the Texas Water Development Board. But two new pieces of legislation are on the books that are designed to address the state's water...
Des Moines University (DMU) Names New Chief Information Officer
River Cities' Reader - Iowa
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June 24, 2025
WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (June 23, 2025) — Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences has appointed Erfan Mojaddam EdM, as its new chief information officer. He will start his duties September 15, 2025. Mojaddam brings nearly two decades of...