13 Oct 2021

Iowa PBS Hosts an Advance Online Premiere of “Iowa's Wild Weather: Drought”

By Susan Ramsey

JOHNSTON, IOWA (October 13, 2021) — Join Iowa PBS virtually on Tuesday, November 9, 7PM, for a Pop-Up Film Series event featuring Iowa's Wild Weather: Drought. This new program from Iowa PBS examines the struggles Iowans have faced as drought conditions dry up rural life and the opportunities that go along with it.

13 Oct 2021

Iowa AG's Office and UI Health Care Launch Statewide Opioid Treatment Program Using Settlement Funds

By Ashlee Kieler

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 13, 2021) — The Iowa Attorney General’s Office has signed an agreement with University of Iowa Health Care to develop a comprehensive, statewide opioid treatment program using $3.8 million in settlement funds.

11 Oct 2021

Gov Kim Reynolds Announces $200 Million Broadband Grant Opportunity

By Alex Murphy

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 11, 2021) — Governor Kim Reynolds announced has that $200 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding is now available for grants offered through the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) to improve broadband access for Iowans.

11 Oct 2021

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Meeting with County Sheriffs, Local Law-Enforcement to Promote Safe at Home & Domestic Violence Awareness Month

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 11, 2021) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is conducting a series of meetings in eastern Iowa with county sheriffs and local law enforcement, October 12-14, to promote Safe at Home, an address-confidentiality program that provides protection for survivors of domestic violence, sexual abuse, trafficking, stalking, and assault. The meetings coincide with Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which is held annually in October.

08 Oct 2021

Third Thursday at Hoover's Presidential Library & Museum Presents “Hoover's Last Trip Home” Hosted by the Davenport Public Library

By Kathryn Kuntz

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 8, 2021) — The Davenport Public Library is pleased to partner with the Hoover Museum and Presidential Library for this live webinar! Join us Thursday, October 21, 6PM, for "Hoover's Last Trip Home." To register, please visit https://bit.ly/dpl-thirdthursdayoctober2021.

07 Oct 2021

Chief Information Officer Annette Dunn Announces Departure for Private Sector

By Alex Murphy

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 7, 2021) — Annette Dunn, Chief Information Officer for the State of Iowa, has announced her resignation to pursue a new opportunity in the private sector.

06 Oct 2021

Iowa PBS and Des Moines Metro Opera Present "The Queen of Spades"

By Tonya Weber

JOHNSTON, IOWA (October 6, 2021) — Set against the backdrop of Imperial Russia, Tchaikovsky's opera depicts a world where fate and fortune are a gamble. Des Moines Metro Opera Presents The Queen of Spades premieres Friday, October 29 at 8:30PM on statewide Iowa PBS.

06 Oct 2021

Gov Kim Reynolds Announces Funds Available to Support Rural Communities

By Alex Murphy

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 6, 2021) — Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) have announced four competitive funds available for rural communities with a population under 20,000. Specifically, funding of up to $500,000 has been allocated to the following funds for current fiscal year (FY) 2022 through FY 2023:

30 Sep 2021

Gov Kim Reynolds Issues a Statement in Response to the New Ownership of the Field of Dreams

By Alex Murphy

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 30, 2021) — Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement today in response to the new ownership of the Field of Dreams.

“I’m excited about the new ownership of the Field of Dreams property in Dyersville, and want to thank Frank Thomas for his investment in Iowa.

30 Sep 2021

Iowa Poetry Association Announces Release of Its 76th Annual Anthology "Lyrical Iowa 2021"

By Marilyn J Baszczynski

IOWA CITY, IOWA (September 30, 2021) — The past year brought change, fear, shortages, loss, deaths, masks, social distancing, quarantines, isolation, numbers, protests, political upheavals, derechos, fires, freezes, online schools, Zoom meetings and learning how to live through the superlatives of countless unknowns. However, many Iowans found solace in writing, according to Lyrical Iowa Editor Marilyn Baszczynski.

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