Grimes has signed a contract with HIRTA Public Transit to begin providing service to residents after the city’s contract with the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority expires in June. The Grimes ...

They can also be massed as hedges on sloped yards to check erosion. Native to the east U.S., black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia Hirta) will add immense pollinator value to your foundation plantings or ...

The Downtown Farmers' Market in Des Moines is celebrating its 50th year of supporting small business owners. Organizers say the 2025 experience will be bigger and better than ever before.

Echinacea may reseed and produce young plants that usually wait to bloom till their second year. Native plants have naturally evolved in a specific region over thousands of years. They are ...

Richard Cole, lead driver trainer for the Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency (HIRTA) in Jasper County, readies for a drive. (Christopher Braunschweig) Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency ...

Ed Dobbs, a driver for HIRTA, showcases the bus' handicap equipment in the parking lot of the Jasper County Community Center. (Christopher Braunschweig) When the first wave of business shutdowns ...