DES MOINES, IOWA (October 23, 2025) — As the 2025 City-School Election approaches, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and members of Iowa’s election security team are reinforcing Iowa’s election security with voters. Thanks to numerous safeguards in place to protect the integrity of Iowa elections, Iowa remains a top-ranked state for election administration.

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 23, 2025) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced she has directed the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services to convene regular calls with Iowa’s food banks, and is now reviewing the state’s food-insecurity-response plan used during the COVID-19 pandemic to prepare for the potential delay of SNAP benefits if Senate Democrats don’t vote to end the government shutdown before November 1.

DIXON, IOWA (October 22, 2025) — On Saturday, October 25, 6:30PM, there will be a Halloween Hike held at the Wapsi River Environmental Education Center in Dixon, Iowa.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 22, 2025) — Modern Companies will hold a ribbon-cutting on Thursday, November 13, 2:30PM. The new facility is located at 6105 N Brady St in Davenport, Iowa.

Modern Companies opens new location in the Quad Cities, strengthening regional workforce and industry partnerships.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (October 22, 2025) — Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences and Beloit College, a private liberal-arts institution in Beloit, Wisconsin, have entered a new partnership that opens doors for Beloit students seeking graduate-level health sciences programs at DMU.

Effective October 2025, Beloit students who meet academic benchmarks will be eligible for guaranteed interview opportunities at DMU in the following programs:

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (October 22, 2025) — Little ghouls and goblins will soon be roaming the aisles of your local Hy-Vee, but there’s no need to be frightened. The newly-launched Hy-Vee Kids Club is hosting its first event, a Halloween trick or treat scavenger hunt.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (October 23, 2025) — TBK Bank Sports Complex is proud to announce the launch of Inside the Lines Training Center, now open in the former EL1 space. The new facility establishes itself as the premier home for baseball and softball training in the region.

Adaptive Sports Foundation (ASF) volunteer instructors Mary Wrynn (left) and Caroline Piccolo (right) with their student Liana (center) at Windham Mountain Club

WINDHAM, NEW YORK (October 22, 2025) — The Adaptive Sports Foundation (ASF) has announced its schedule and lesson request dates for the upcoming 2025-26 winter ski and snowboard season.

WASHINGTON DC (October 22, 2025) — US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L Rollins, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F Kennedy Jr, and Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler announced a suite of actions to strengthen the American beef industry, reinforcing and prioritizing the American rancher’s critical role in the national security of the United States.

PORT BYRON, ILLINOIS (October 22, 2025) — Author Danielle Scott has officially released her début early-reader children’s book, Max the Great, published by Pegasus Publishers under the Nightingale Books imprint. Now available through Barnes and Noble, Amazon, and Walmart, Max the Great is a humorous story that celebrates the unbreakable bond between humans and their furry companions.

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