Press Releases
Photographer: Katharine Gail Vogel of Marshalltown, IA
- More Hometown Pride CommunitiesKeep 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 ContestKeep 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 AwardsDiamond 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 WinnersThree 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 […]
- Keep Iowa Beautiful Announces 2021 AwardsThe Keep Iowa Beautiful Board of Directors announced the following award winners for 2021. Governor Kim Reynolds will present the awards at a ceremony at the State Capitol on Tuesday, March 30, at 3:00pm. The Governor will be signing a proclamation kicking off April as Keep Iowa Beautiful month. The Keep Iowa Beautiful Corporation Award goes to the CAN […]
- Keep Iowa Beautiful to Reward ScholarshipsKeep Iowa Beautiful (KIB) will award three $1,000 scholarships to Iowa high school seniors in 2021 who plan to enroll in an Iowa college or university. The scholarships are in honor of three pioneers in Keep Iowa Beautiful’s 20-year history: Bob Byers–Educator. Through Bob’s leadership, KIB’s Litter-Free School Campus program was started in NW Iowa. His […]
- Calamus Selected for 2021 Community Visioning ProgramAMES, Iowa – Calamus is one of 10 Iowa communities that have been selected to participate in the Iowa’s Living Roadways Community Visioning program in 2021. The award-winning program integrates technical landscape planning and design techniques with sustainable community action to assist community leaders and volunteers in making sound and meaningful decisions about the local landscape. The […]
- Wheatland Selected for 2021 Community Visioning ProgramAMES, Iowa – Wheatland is one of 10 Iowa communities that have been selected to participate in the Iowa’s Living Roadways Community Visioning program in 2021. The award-winning program integrates technical landscape planning and design techniques with sustainable community action to assist community leaders and volunteers in making sound and meaningful decisions about the local landscape. The […]
- 2021 Paint Iowa Beautiful ProgramKeep Iowa Beautiful and Diamond Vogel Paint are announcing the 2021 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 to assist and […]
- Announcing the 20th Anniversary Keep Iowa Beautiful Photography ContestIn the year 2000, former Governor Robert Ray and Founder and Chairman of Casey’s General Stores Donald Lamberti finalized their plans to create a state-wide organization that would assist Iowa communities in making the state a better place to live, work and raise a family. Born was KEEP IOWA BEAUTIFUL, the 23rd state affiliate of Keep America […]
