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 ...

A remote archipelago situated some 110 miles off the UK mainland was once home to a skilful community that lived off the land. However, 94 years ago - all residents asked to be evacuated, except one ...

Toad lily, or Tricyrtis hirta, is a resilient perennial native to Japan. It blooms from August to October and produces stunning star-shaped flowers on arching stems that can grow up to 75cm tall.

Four novel secophragmalin-type limonoids, triconnarins A–D (1–4), have been identified from the small branches and leaves of Trichilia connaroides. Triconnarin A (1) featured an unprecedented ...

IOWA, USA — Some people living outside the Des Moines metro may soon have a harder time getting around. Starting June 30, the Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency (HIRTA) won’t provide service on ...

HIRTA will no longer provide service on Tuesdays in Indianola, Perry and Knoxville and will stop offering rides outside-the-county for Jasper County residents. Democrat tells RFK Jr.: ‘You lied ...

ASSET, founded in 1985, coordinates human services planning and funding in Story County. The City of Ames is distributing $1.5 million to 22 human service agencies for the 2025-26 fiscal year. The ...

ASSET, founded in 1985, coordinates human services planning and funding in Story County. The City of Ames is distributing $1.5 million to 22 human service agencies for the 2025-26 fiscal year. The ...

Learn to embrace both the visual and functional aspects of your garden to support diversity in your plantings. Rudbeckia hirta is a seasonal headliner in a dry meadow designed by Kelly D. Norris ...

From the schedule to the history to what to wear, here’s everything you need to know ahead of the 150th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on May 17, 2025.

The Rudbeckia hirta — the plant’s scientific name — resembles a sunflower with its bright-yellow petals. It’s the official state flower of Maryland.

What’s a Black-Eyed Susan? A plant, a horse race, and a cocktail — the big three. The Rudbeckia hirta — the plant’s scientific name — resembles a sunflower with its bright-yellow petals ...