DES MOINES, IOWA (July 19, 2022) — Keep Iowa Beautiful (KIB) has announced a new expansion of KIB's Hometown Pride program with the East Central Intergovernmental Association (ECIA), the Board of Supervisors of Dubuque and Jackson Counties, and fourteen communities: Preston, Sabula, Baldwin, LaMotte, Miles, Asbury, Holy Cross, Luxemburg, Maquoketa, New Vienna, Peosta, Rickardsville, Sageville, and Worthington.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 28, 2022) Diamond Vogel and Keep Iowa Beautiful announced the grant awards for the 2022 Paint Iowa Beautiful program. The program provides free paint to a wide variety of public service projects throughout Iowa.

2022 Paint Awards

COMMUNITY; ORGANIZATION NAME; LIST AREAS TO BE PAINTED; NAME OF PERSON SUBMITTING

Afton; Afton Development Corporation; Houses/Commercial Buildings; Mary Hill

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 24, 2022) — Three high-school seniors are receiving Keep Iowa Beautiful $1,000 scholarships toward their studies at an Iowa college or university. Governor Kim Reynolds will make the presentations at ceremonies at the State Capitol on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at 12 noon.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 1, 2021) — Keep Iowa Beautiful is announcing the 12th Annual Keep Iowa Beautiful Photography Contest. Iowans have the next six months to grab their cameras, or phones, and enter one or all of the five categories.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (March 25, 2021) — Three high school seniors are receiving Keep Iowa Beautiful $1,000 scholarships toward their studies at an Iowa college or university. Governor Kim Reynolds will make the presentations at ceremonies at the State Capitol on Tuesday, March 30, 3PM.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 5, 2021) — The Keep Iowa Beautiful (KIB) Board of Directors announced the following award winners for 2021. Governor Kim Reynolds will present the awards at a ceremony at the State Capitol on Tuesday, March 30, 3PM. The Governor will be signing a proclamation kicking off April as Keep Iowa Beautiful month.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (February 18, 2021) — With Spring approaching join Iowa communities in Pick-Up Iowa. The program is part of Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup-the nation's largest community improvement program. It is estimated 20,000 communities participate nationwide.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (January 19, 2021) — "In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the founding of Keep Iowa Beautiful, 220 Iowans submitted photos sharing what they liked about Iowa," said Kevin Techau, Keep Iowa Beautiful Executive Director.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (December 1, 2020) Keep Iowa Beautiful (KIB) will award three $1,000 scholarships to Iowa high school seniors in 2021 who plan to enroll in an Iowa college or university.

The scholarships are in honor of three pioneers in Keep Iowa Beautiful's 20-year history:

IOWA FALLS, IOWA (November 2, 2020) Keep Iowa Beautiful and Diamond Vogel Paint are announcing the 2021 Paint Iowa Beautiful program. The program provides free paint to a wide variety of community projects throughout Iowa. Administered through Keep Iowa Beautiful with the paint provided by the Diamond Vogel Paint Company.

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