DES MOINES, Iowa, July 10 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * DNR Dam Safety Program to host workshop in West Des Moines * DES MOINES - The Iowa DNR's Dam Safety program, in conjunction with The Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO), is holding a Dam Safety workshop in West Des Moines on July 30. The workshop is designed to provide practical, straightforward information on topics of importance to dam owners, and those with an int  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 10 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Environmental Protection Commission meeting agenda * DES MOINES - The Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will have their monthly business meeting July 15. The meeting is virtual only. The meeting starts at 10:00 a.m. The public can attend via video conference or by phone. To join by video, connect with meet.google.com/fdw-  more

PELLA, Iowa, July 11 (TNSjou) -- Central College issued the following news: * * * Featured: Central Professor Abby Rocha Publishes Research on How Teachers Learn Math Central College's Abby Rocha, assistant professor of mathematics, publishes new research in the journal "Frontiers in Education" on how mathematics teachers learn and grow their practice. Her work, "Unpacking Constructs used to Describe Teachers' Mathematics Knowledge for Teaching: Insights into MKT and MMT,"(https://www.fronti  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 10 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Paddlers urged to stay off rain swollen rivers * Rivers across Iowa are swollen and swift with recent heavy rainfall. Some rivers are already dangerously high at or near flood stage, and more rivers could rise fast with chances of rain forecast later this week. "All paddlers, even experienced paddlers, should stay off of rain swollen rivers," said Todd Robertson, paddling instruct  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 10 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Water Summary Update: Drought conditions improve due to late June rainfall * DES MOINES - Drought conditions improved slightly across much of the state due to above-normal precipitation totals in June, according to the latest Water Summary Update. Despite receiving below-normal precipitation at the beginning of the month, increased rainfall at the end of June helped ease drought a  more