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Heres a look at whats happening in the Des Moines area for Thanksgiving 2021.

This year’s Iowa Latino Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be virtual for the first time. The ceremony this weekend moved online due to community health concerns.

Central Iowa’s blueprint to fun diversions, interesting distractions and enjoyable recreation Cooler weather has settled into central Iowa. The sun might be setting a little sooner, but don’t you dare sink into a wintery sadness. Instead, say “hello” to autumn crispness, colorful leaves and sweater

A Polk County supervisor and the Greater Des Moines Partnership president: Iowa has a past of being a welcoming place for those in need.

Keep Iowa Beautiful has announced the start of their 12 th annual Keep Iowa Beautiful Photography contest and are inviting residents to snap pictures of their favorite places in the state. The deadline to submit entries into the two-phase contest is Dec. 18 with five categories: Iowa landscape, Iowa water, Iowa cities, Iowans in action and Iowa wildlife.  The top photos in each category will be selected by a panel of judges with $100 for first place, $75 for second place and $50 for third. The...

Senatorial Update with Sen. Chuck Grassley Hamburg Reporter Q: Why is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebrated in May? A: In 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed the first joint congressional resolution to celebrate the cultural, social and economic contributions of Asian Pacific Americans from May 4 to 11. The dates were chosen to mark two important anniversaries in Asian American history. On May 7, 1843, the first immigrants from Japan arrived in the United States and on ...

May 8, 2021 Ray Cole is President and Chief Operating Officer of Citadel Communications Company. He is a native of Kingsley where his Midwest values and work ethic were shaped at an early age while working in his father’s grocery store. Ray went on to attend Briar Cliff where he graduated with honors.  While at Briar Cliff, Ray completed an internship with KCAU-TV. This opportunity propelled him into a career in broadcasting totaling more than 40 years. In his role for Citadel, R...

Nominations accepted for Iowa Latino Hall of Fame Friday, May 7, 2021 3:16 PM Nominations are now open for the 2021 Iowa Latino Hall of Fame. According to a news release, nominations will be accepted until July 1. The Iowa Latino Hall of Fame was created by the Iowa Commission of Latino Affairs in 2017 with the goal of recognizing and celebrating the efforts of Latino leaders in the state. Each year the commission inducts up to three Latinos, plus a recipient of th...

Editorial writers for several regional newspapers have been critical of governors in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota for their lack of cooperation with the Joe Biden administration by refusing to accept migrants that are streaming into the United States through our southern border. At least one writer unfavorably compared Midwest governors to that of their predecessors of 45 years ago when thousands of Vietnamese refugees migrated to the Midwest after the fall of Saigon in April 1975. Criticizi...

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