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SMART PARKS: Enjoying Nature With Technology

You use your smartphone for just about anything these days. Now, you can use it to help you get back to nature.

Polk County Conservation Naturalist Lori Foresman-Kirpes says, “Bringing technology to nature.”

She says Polk County Conservation is trying to enhance your visit to area parks this summer with QR, or quick response, codes located on twenty signs throughout Polk County Parks. Foresman-Kirpes says, “You actually get video, you can leave feedback. There’s polling data.”

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KLINE JAILED: Des Moines Developer In Jail

A Des Moines developer plagued by financial problems is being held in the Marion County Jail.

John Kline turned himself in Sunday on contempt of court charges.

A judge ruled last month Kline must pay his ex-wife more than $180,000 or spend 30 days in jail.

Kline is also awaiting trial on bank and wire fraud charges, stemming from business transactions between 2004 and 2006. He faces up to 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine if found guilty on two charges of bank fraud and seven counts of wire fraud.

Burst Your Thirst Challenge

Burst Your Thirst Challenge

Live Healthy Iowa’s Burst Your Thirst Challenge is set to take place beginning June 18th.

Des Moines Events

Des Moines Events

The month of April brought a total of 66 events to Des Moines providing a $4 million economic impact for Polk County business.

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TUNNEL OF MUD: Residents Call It Government Waste

Urbandale – Most people don’t even notice the tunnel that runs beneath Aurora Ave., west of 92nd St., but Bill Wineland sees it as a glaring example of government waste.  “(I) can’t quite understand why the money is being poured into this when it really has no purpose that I can see,” said Wineland.

 Two years ago, the city decided to make the tunnel accessible as part of the city’s 40-mile-long trail system.  They spent more than $50,000 to build a concrete wall to block out North Walnut Creek, and added a walking path and some landscaping.  But, after the Flood of 2010, the retaining wall is cracked.  The path is constantly washed over with several inches of mud.

Iowa Care Givers Workshop

Iowa Care Givers Workshop

The Iowa Care Givers Association will be hosting “A Call to Leadership” program on May 15th at the Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny.

Environmental Impact Awards

Environmental Impact Awards

The Center on Sustainable Communities, Metro Waste Authority, and the Greater Des Moines Partnership will be honoring organizations with Environmental Impact Awards on Wednesday May 16th.