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The first cake Nassima Nightingale sold was to a man who saw her on Facebook and decided to purchase one for his wife for their anniversary. “It was a Honeymoon Cake, vanilla with berries inside,” Nightingale remembers. “That was my first customer. It was the first time I made money at my ow…

 DES MOINES- The Department of Management, Office of the Chief Information Officer is excited to announce more than 50 public town hall style meetings to get feedback from everyday Iowans on digital services, including broadband, in their area. We want to hear  from Iowans of all walks of li…

Sports News

The Iowa Girls' Coaches Association (IGCA) is the only association of athletic directors and girls' coaches dedicated to promoting the achievements of the Iowa Girl, her coach and all those that support them. Members of the IGCA also are members of the oldest high school coaches association …

DES MOINES — The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association (IPSWA) announced the 2023 girls basketball all-state teams on Tuesday. The teams were selected by Iowa print sports writers and basketball coaches during a meeting on Saturday, March 4.

Obituaries

Heaven gained a wonderful Irish lady when Dolores Ann (Hannam) Scieszinski, 88, passed away on Friday, March 10, 2023 at the Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines. She was born in the family’s home on November 11, 1934 in Melrose, Iowa, the daughter of Mortimer & Margaret (Peg) (Sheedy) Han…

Jack LeRoy Wilson, age 85, of Moravia, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Monroe County Hospital in Albia.