STORM LAKE, IOWA (September 6, 2024) — Buena Vista University congratulates more than 100 students who were named to the Summer 2024 Dean's List. The Dean's List recognizes full-time students achieving a 3.5 grade-point average or higher for the semester.

Ashley Graves of Davenport

Kathryn Stauffer of Muscatine

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DES MOINES, IOWA (September 6, 2024) — Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education today announced that eleven charter schools will receive a total of nearly $4 million in grant-funding through the Iowa Charter Start-Up and Expansion Grant program. The grants will support new charter schools as they prepare for future operation as well as existing high-performing charter schools to improve or expand their classroom and course offerings.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (September 5, 2024) — Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) voting delegates discussed and debated issues impacting Iowa farmers and rural communities during the two-day Iowa Farm Bureau Summer Policy Conference in West Des Moines this week. The policies shaped by county Farm Bureau voting delegates provide the roadmap for the organization’s policy advocacy in 2025.

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 5, 2024) — Each year Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 to October 15 and to kick off the 2024 celebration, 24 Des Moines area restaurants have joined the newly-created Iowa Latino Hospitality Council to launch the first annual Iowa Latino Restaurant Week. Created to help consumers explore the diversity and unique regional flavors of Latino cuisine, for eleven days the two dozen participating restaurants are offering pre fixe menus with two cou