Students from Hoover, North and Roosevelt received All-State nominations at last week’s Iowa High School Speech Association Large Group District competitions. In addition, a short film by Roosevelt students and a one-act play by Hoover students (noted by …

UPDATE: All six DMPS wrestlers will be competing on day two of the State championship. Matthew Jordan of East won his first round championship match; the other five student-athletes won their first round consolation matches. Six DMPS wrestlers …

Earlier this week Drake University announced that Bill Nye, “the science guy,” will deliver the next in the Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture Series. But that won’t happen until April 14th. Until then there’s always the Science Center of …

DMPS qualifiers for the Iowa High School Boys’ State Swimming Meet this Saturday in Marshalltown include a Dolphin, an Eagle Scout and a freshman from East; an Italian and a trio of Rails relays from Lincoln (one of …

Not long after Marion Blumenthal Lazan’s last visit to Goodrell Middle School three years ago her mother, Ruth, passed away at the age of 104. The mother who was liberated, along with her husband Walter and their children, Marion …