🌱 DMACC Tuition-Free Scholarships + East Village Holiday Event

Happy Friday, people of Des Moines! Let's get this day started. Here's everything you need to know today in town.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy and windy. High: 53 Low: 39.

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Here are the top stories today in Des Moines:

1. DMACC announced Thursday that the first 100 students who apply and qualify for the Certified Nurse Aid program will receive tuition-free scholarships. The new CNA scholarship will also cover the cost of fees and books. Students can apply now for spring 2022. (theperrychief.com)
2. With less than 60 days until Christmas, Colleen Murphy, the downtown events director at the Greater Des Moines Partnership, brings merry news. The East Village Holiday Promenade will return this year for five Fridays across November and December. Besides the extended schedule, the promenade also will hold a scavenger hunt and a wreath walk. (Des Moines Register)
3. A Des Moines native is taking on a new role handling teen books at Ankeny's Kirkendall Library. (Des Moines Register)
4. A Des Moines couple transformed their home to look like Hogwarts in Harry Potter, a must-see for families! (KCCI Des Moines)
5. Des Moines will try to help combat hunger by using sustainable farming methods. (KCCI Des Moines)

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— Katarina Betterton

About me: Katarina loves to read and write. Her hobbies include cooking her grandmother's recipes, learning new languages, and crafting. She and her husband live with their mutt, Ledger, and Shiba Inu, Mikasa, who are both way too cute for their own good.