Photographer: Katharine Gail Vogel of Marshalltown, IA

• Keep Iowa Beautiful and Diamond Vogel Paint Announce 2022 Grant AwardsMarch 28, 2022
  Diamond Vogel and Keep Iowa Beautiful announced the grant awards for the 2022 Paint Iowa Beautiful program.  The program provides free paint to a wide variety of public service projects throughout Iowa.  “The partnership with Keep Iowa Beautiful allows Diamond Vogel to assist and work with many local volunteers that help build communities, making Iowa one […]
• Keep Iowa Beautiful Announces Scholarship WinnersMarch 24, 2022
  Three high school seniors are receiving Keep Iowa Beautiful $1,000 scholarships toward their studies at an Iowa college or university.  Governor Kim Reynolds will make the presentations at ceremonies at the State Capitol on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at 12 noon. “Keep Iowa Beautiful scholarships are awarded to graduating high school seniors who have a record […]
• Keep Iowa Beautiful Announces 2022 AwardsMarch 22, 2022
  The Keep Iowa Beautiful Board of Directors announced the following award winners for 2022. Governor Kim Reynolds will present the awards at a ceremony at the State Capitol on Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 12noon.  The Governor will be signing a proclamation kicking off April as Keep Iowa Beautiful month. “The Keep Iowa Beautiful award program […]
• Keep Iowa Beautiful 12th Photography Contest WinnersJanuary 15, 2022
  Keep Iowa Beautiful (KIB) announced the winners of the 12th Keep Iowa Beautiful Photography Contest aimed at raising awareness of Iowa’s natural and environmental beauty.  KIB wants to learn what resonates with Iowans based on the photographs they share through this annual photography contest. “This is a great way for Iowans to share what they like about […]
• Keep Iowa Beautiful to Award ScholarshipsNovember 8, 2021
  Keep Iowa Beautiful (KIB) will award three $1,000 scholarships to Iowa high school seniors in 2022 who plan to enroll in an Iowa college or university.  The scholarships are in honor of three pioneers in Keep Iowa Beautiful’s 21-year history: Bob Byers—Educator.  Through Bob’s leadership, KIB’s Litter-Free School Campus program was started in NW Iowa. His […]
• 2022 PAINT IOWA BEAUTIFUL PROGRAMOctober 5, 2021
  Keep Iowa Beautiful and Diamond Vogel Paint are pleased to announce the 2022 Paint Iowa Beautiful program.  The program provides free paint to a wide variety of community projects throughout Iowa. Administered through Keep Iowa Beautiful with the paint provided by the Diamond Vogel Paint Company. “The partnership with Keep Iowa Beautiful allows Diamond Vogel […]
• More Hometown Pride CommunitiesJuly 13, 2021
  Keep Iowa Beautiful (KIB) has announced a new partnership to expand KIB’s Hometown Pride program with the East Central Intergovernmental Association (ECIA), the Board of Supervisors of Delaware Counties, Cedar County Economic Development and 14 communities: Edgewood, Manchester, Delhi, Ryan, Dundee, Delaware, Hopkinton, Colesburg,  Greeley, Earlville and Masonville, Mechanicsville, Stanwood, and Tipton. Through the Hometown Pride program, Keep Iowa Beautiful is building strong communities with sustainable […]
• Keep Iowa Beautiful Launches 12th Annual Photography ContestJune 30, 2021
  Keep Iowa Beautiful is announcing the 12th Annual Keep Iowa Beautiful Photography Contest. Iowans have the next six months to grab their cameras, or phones, and enter one or all of the five categories.  “This is a great way for Iowans to share what they like about Iowa,” said Kevin Techau, Keep Iowa Beautiful Executive […]
• Diamond Vogel and Keep Iowa Beautiful Announce 2021 Grant AwardsMarch 29, 2021
  Diamond Vogel and Keep Iowa Beautiful announced the grant awards for the 2021 Paint Iowa Beautiful program.  The program provides free paint to a wide variety of public service projects throughout Iowa. “Governor Reynolds will be signing a proclamation designating April as Keep Iowa Beautiful month and we are pleased to do our part by awarding […]
• Keep Iowa Beautiful Announces 2021 Scholarship WinnersMarch 25, 2021
  Three high school seniors are receiving Keep Iowa Beautiful $1,000 scholarships toward their studies at an Iowa college or university.  Governor Kim Reynolds will make the presentations at ceremonies at the State Capitol on Tuesday, March 30 at 3:00pm. ALEXIA CORWIN, Des Moines, Byers Scholarship.  Attending Grinnell College, studying environment microbiology.   Educator Bob Byers dedication to young people […]