BOONE, Iowa—The public is invited to attend the celebration that includes tours of Aspen Castell’s efficient new house. Special presentations will be made and refreshments will be served. Receiving keys to their new house will highlight the day for the Castell family. As with all Habitat for Humanity partner families, the Castells will pay for […]

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DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has released the Weekly Fuel Report for Thanksgiving week. The price of regular unleaded gasoline held steady, averaging $2.75 across Iowa according to AAA. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil rose this week on the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) by $.60 per […]

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DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time. “We give thanks for […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Over a week ago, it was announced that Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 3.0 percent in October amid job cuts in manufacturing and construction. Meanwhile, the state’s labor force participation rate ticked down by 0.1 percentage points to 66.2 percent last month, and the U.S. unemployment rate remained at 4.1 percent […]

DMACC is one of only three community colleges in the nation to receive this honor ·         Twenty-two people enrolled in the online DMACC certificate program that began Oct. 14, with another 18 participants enrolled in the second program that started on Nov. 11 ·         “Feedback from students in both classes has been overwhelmingly positive, with many expressing […]