Yard and Garden: Caring for Valentine’s Day flowers
AMES — With just the right amount of love and care, flowers received on Valentine’s Day will continue to express the feelings of the sender.
I-Smile program helps more than 54,000 Iowa children in 2018
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month. The Iowa Department of Public Health reminds parents the key to a lifelong, healthy smi…
5 Reasons your heart will thank you for starting the day with oatmeal
From the steel-cut oats craze to the overnight oats trend, oatmeal continues to find a way to our breakfast tables. And it’s a good thing, t…
Yard and Garden: Healthy African Violets
AMES — African violets are one of America’s most popular houseplants. They belong to the Saintpaulia family and are not related to the hardy…
‘Dear Evan Hansen’ breaks box office record for highest grossing week at Civic Center
DES MOINES — Des Moines Performing Arts announced today that the First National Tour of “Dear Evan Hansen” has broken the box office record …
Could You Have an Eating Disorder?
An eating disorder is an illness characterized by severe disturbances in eating behaviors and in the related thoughts and emotions that acco…
Yard and Garden: Effect of extreme cold on trees, shrubs
AMES — Gardeners may be wondering just how, and if, trees, shrubs and perennials survive below-zero temperatures.
ipe and swipe to avoid flu this season
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, last year’s flu season was among the worst on record. So how can it be avo…
Relationship education available for farm couples
AMES — The stress of farming can strain a couple’s relationship, but the relationship doesn’t have to break, says David Brown, a human scien…
Yard and Garden: Grow a Moth Orchid
AMES — Orchid flowers are unrivaled in the plant world for their beauty, complexity and incredible diversity. Orchids can be found in the eq…
Winter webcasts are educational opportunity for master gardeners
AMES — The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Master Gardener program will host three webcasts this winter. Master Gardeners will …
