By Buddy Jackson It is that time of year for all things that go bump in the night to reveal their hideous evil throughout Des Moines and Ankeny. The places to be are The Ankeny Haunted Barn and Sleepy Hollow’s Haunted Scream Park in Des Moines. The Ankeny Haunted BarnRead More

By Megan Miras Dean of Arts and Sciences Jim Stick never thought he would be at a community college, but he is glad he is. Stick went to school in Northeast Iowa. He graduated from the University of Iowa. He lived in Iowa City for 10-11 years.  Next, he movedRead More

By Mike Kelsey The government shut down has begun and Obamacare has officially started. It is one of the biggest bills to be passed in the last decade. The bill has created an abundance of ruckus over the last four years. This has helped create a federal government shut downRead More

By Martina Gutierrez. When a person gets arrested, their name and picture is put on a roster allowing people in their community to know if there is someone who may be dangerous to the neighborhood. To keep people warned and informed, the ‘right-to-know’ is a good thing. But if theRead More

By Alexandria Roth. Being a Type I Diabetic for eight and a half years has introduced me to more judgment and criticism than one would think possible. I’d like to clear up some common misconceptions about diabetes. There are three types of diabetes: Type I, Type II, and Gestational. TypeRead More

By Megan Miras. Two DMACC grounds men employees were injured Friday, Sept. 27 due to a boom truck tipping over. “One guy had a pretty bummed up lip” grounds employee and DMACC student Justin Free, 19, from Glitten said. “The other guy had a hurt shoulder [because] he was pinnedRead More

By Ann Voight As the saying goes, one should never judge a book by its cover.  However a shiny new cover certainly doesn’t hurt, and with the DMACC book sale, there should be plenty of new books to go around. On 10/8 and 10/9, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,Read More