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The Colfax Child Care Center received a $1.7 million grant from Iowa’s Child Care Business Incentive Grant Program.  The Grant Program is designed to help employers offer or expand childcare options as a benefit to their employees. The Colfax Center was one of 13 programs to receive funding.  Once built, the...Continue Reading

Every invention starts with a problem that needs solving, and in rural communities across the country, innovation has transformed neighborhoods, businesses, and cultural life. “Spark! Places of Innovation,” a traveling Smithsonian exhibition, highlights how small towns have overcome challenges with creativity and ingenuity. The exhibition will be on display at...Continue Reading

Keep Iowa Beautiful (KIB) will award three $1,000 scholarships to graduating Iowa high school seniors who plan to enroll in an Iowa college or university. Each scholarship has individual requirements regarding the student's intended major and/or community service involvement.The Byers Scholarship will be awarded to a high senior who plans...Continue Reading

Jasper County Emergency Management Agency, Jasper County Economic Development Corporation (JEDCO), and the Newton Development Corporation have partnered with Safeguard Iowa to present a business continuity workshop on Monday, February 10, 2025, from 8:30—11:30 a.m. on DMACC’s Newton Campus, at 600 N 2nd Avenue. The workshop is designed to help businesses...Continue Reading

Mingo's historic storage shed, newly painted with Diamond Vogel paint.Through a partnership with Diamond Vogel Paint of Orange City, Iowa, groups can receive paint for community enhancement projects and parks. The Paint Iowa Beautiful program is administered by Keep Iowa Beautiful with the paint provided by the Diamond Vogel Paint Company. The...Continue Reading