Shortly after Friday night’s Speak Up Against Violence walk headed north on 6th Avenue, it would have been understandable had participants started chanting an old nursery rhyme: Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day. But a downpour strong …

Wednesday was the designated day for Iowa’s annual Healthiest State Walk to promote active lifestyles and schools around the district have been observing the occasion throughout the week. Howe Elementary School picked Friday for their all-school exercise, the afternoon …

Thanks to a grant from Prairie Meadows, the halls at Meredith Middle School are alive with the sound of music, fresh from the packing crates. In total, the grant funded 205 new instruments around the district, including 78 for the …

DMPS joined four other regional urban school districts (Omaha, Minneapolis, Chicago and Detroit) on Thursday to participate in the 4th annual Midwest Menu Day promoted by the Focus Midwest Learning Lab which seeks to leverage purchasing power to improve …