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News from December 2021

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Iowa's Murray earns Big Ten Player of the Week honors for second time in breakout season

By John Suayan | Dec 25, 2021

A brilliant show of offensive force on the road against Utah State earned University of Iowa sophomore forward Keegan Murray Big Ten Player of the Week honors.

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Des Moines Sun area weekly mass times

By Des Moines Sun | Dec 25, 2021

The following parishes in the Des Moines Sun coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Seven teachers in Des Moines pledge to teach controversial Critical Race Theory by week ending Dec. 11

By Des Moines Sun | Dec 25, 2021

Critical Race Theory will be taught by seven teachers in Des Moines who’ve signed an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project by the week ending Dec. 11.

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Fewer Polk County residents received food assistance benefits in 2020

By Des Moines Sun | Dec 25, 2021

Polk County saw a 1.9 percent decrease in the number of residents who participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020, according to a Polk Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.

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Polk County residents receive $116,062,837 in food assistance benefits in 2020

By Des Moines Sun | Dec 25, 2021

Polk County saw a 38.8 percent increase in the amount of money allocated through Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of the state's Department of Human Services.

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No new teachers in Des Moines sign pledge on Dec. 23 to teach Critical Race Theory

By Des Moines Sun | Dec 25, 2021

There were no new teachers in Des Moines who signed the pledge on Dec. 23, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Des Moines tennis player Tyler Cownie ranks in Boys’ 14 bracket in November

By Des Moines Sun | Dec 25, 2021

Des Moines tennis player Tyler Cownie finished 8,724th in November in the junior Boys’ 14 category of the United States Tennis Association.

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More Polk County households received food assistance benefits in 2020

By Des Moines Sun | Dec 25, 2021

Polk County saw a 0.8 percent increase in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020.

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No new teachers in Des Moines sign pledge on Dec. 22 to teach Critical Race Theory

By Des Moines Sun | Dec 24, 2021

There were no new teachers in Des Moines who signed the pledge on Dec. 22, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Sam Brown ranks 8,106th in Boys’ 18 bracket in November

By Des Moines Sun | Dec 24, 2021

Des Moines tennis player Sam Brown finished 8,106th in November in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association.

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FREE Coffee on January 10, 2022

By Press release submission | Dec 24, 2021

Start the semester off right by stopping by and picking up a FREE cup of coffee compliments of the Ankeny Student Activities Council!

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Axne mum on inflation concerns, Build Back Better Act

By Des Moines Sun reports | Dec 23, 2021

Iowa U.S. Rep. Cynthia Axne did not respond to a query about whether the Biden administration’s Build Back Better Act should pass the Senate in spite of its expected addition of $3 trillion to the national debt.

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'Help maximize immunity to the virus': CDC approves Pfizer booster for age 16, 17

By George Willis | Dec 23, 2021

An estimated 2.6 million U.S. teens in this age group would be eligible for boosters already — a small addition to the 141 million adults already eligible for boosters.

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Polk County had a median home sale price of $210,000 of 881 homes in November 2021

By Des Moines Sun | Dec 23, 2021

These are the top 100 home sales for Polk County in November 2021, according to BlockShopper.com.

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No new teachers in Des Moines sign pledge on Dec. 21 to teach Critical Race Theory

By Des Moines Sun | Dec 23, 2021

There were no new teachers in Des Moines who signed the pledge on Dec. 21, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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1090 26th St., Des Moines unloaded by Ricardo Rodriguez Perfecto and Laura Isabel Sanelias Ventura

By Des Moines Sun | Dec 23, 2021

On Dec. 23, Elizabeth and Beau Grindle purchased a four bedroom, one bathroom home at 1090 26th St., Des Moines from Ricardo Rodriguez Perfecto and Laura Isabel Sanelias Ventura for $210,000.

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How did David Klemm from Des Moines play in Boys’ 18 bracket in November?

By Des Moines Sun | Dec 23, 2021

Des Moines tennis player David Klemm finished 7,618th in November in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association.

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1333 18th St., Des Moines acquired by Nyota Bakari

By Des Moines Sun | Dec 23, 2021

The home at 1333 18th St., Des Moines was sold on Dec. 23 by Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity Inc. for $177,500. The buyer was Nyota Bakari.

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No new teachers in Des Moines sign pledge on Dec. 20 to teach Critical Race Theory

By Des Moines Sun | Dec 22, 2021

There were no new teachers in Des Moines who signed the pledge on Dec. 20, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity Inc. unloads 1337 18th St., Des Moines

By Des Moines Sun | Dec 22, 2021

On Dec. 22, Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity Inc. sold their home at 1337 18th St., Des Moines to Tadesse Taame Kidane and Mebrihit Kebede Negasi for $164,000.