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Seattle Seahawks week three prediction

Seattle Seahawks week three prediction

September 26, 2020 at 9:14 pm 0 comments

  Game 3- Dallas Cowboys  The Seattle Seahawks and the Dallas Cowboys will be coming off of close wins in week two as they head into Sunday’s matchup at CenturyLink Field. The Seahawks will stay home after beating the New England Patriots after stopping Cam Newton at the goal lineRead More

Seattle Seahawks week two predictions

Seattle Seahawks week two predictions

September 19, 2020 at 8:16 pm 0 comments

Game 2- New England Patriots The Seattle Seahawks will return to Century Link field for their primetime matchup versus the new era of New England Patriots in week two. The Patriots recent addition of quarterback Cam Newton only adds to the highly anticipated home opener. It will be the firstRead More

Positive cases by county, Sept. 18, 2020.

College students react to going back on campus

September 18, 2020 at 5:48 pm 0 comments

With DMACC holding most classes online, how are other schools with face-to-face classes working around COVID-19? Iowa State University and The University of Iowa are currently the number one and number three hottest spots for COVID in the world. Story County currently has 3,238 cases with a 9.4 percent positivityRead More

Relief grant funds available for students

Relief grant funds available for students

September 16, 2020 at 11:51 am 0 comments

In the wake of COVID-19, students across the country have had their education disrupted as many schools transition to online learning. This has left some students struggling to pay for the resources required to attend classes online such as technology, internet, or childcare. In response to this, the federal governmentRead More

Building 5, DMACC Ankeny Campus. Photo by Andy Langager

DMACC professors adapt to all online classes

April 27, 2020 at 11:58 am 0 comments

By Chronicle Staff Since the widespread outbreak of coronavirus, COVID-19, DMACC faculty have been working to find a solution to continue classes in an online setting.  Many classes are fairly straight-forward to transition online, but other programs can be a bit more difficult, especially those that require a more hands-onRead More

DMACC Celebration of Literary Arts Festival postponed

DMACC Celebration of Literary Arts Festival postponed

April 12, 2020 at 8:27 pm 0 comments

This will be the 19th year that DMACC will be holding its annual Celebration of Literary Arts Festival. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced organizers to reorchestrate their plans. Originally slated to have begun on April 6, the event has been postponed until sometime in the Fall 2020 semester. EmailsRead More

The Dueling Pianos of Andy Anderson and Mike Leeds backed up by Party Party at Ragbrai in 2018. (Photo by Justin Miller)

Local music scene adapts to pandemic

April 11, 2020 at 11:10 pm 0 comments

  Editor’s note: The author of this story, Justin Miller, toured with The Dueling Pianos as a stage manager for six years. During that time he traveled all over the Midwest setting up shows for a wide variety of musicians and bands.  The world is quickly becoming more like theRead More

DMACC English Professor Lauren Rice

Remembering DMACC Professor Lauren Rice

April 9, 2020 at 4:40 pm 0 comments

On Sunday April 5, DMACC Professor Lauren Rice was killed in a hit-and-run incident near her home in the Beaverdale neighborhood of Des Moines.  Around 8 a.m., Rice was walking her dog when a driver struck her with a truck at a high rate of speed; police said they believeRead More