Mike Wellman is a staff writer for the DMPS communications department. He is also a lifelong Cubs fan who writes regularly about baseball and its history. As the high school baseball and softball season in Iowa got underway …

Note: This offer expired on June 30, 2020. Des Moines Public Schools has distributed almost a million meals since the district food and nutrition team began serving hungry children when the district closed buildings in mid-March. Now, an …