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Ankeny
Friday, September 26th, 2025
Good morning, Ankeny. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 26th of September.
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ In 1985, a family near St. Charles discovered a complete woolly mammoth skeleton on a riverbank while fishing, and experts from the University of Iowa later determined the bones are about 60,000 years old, indicating the animal was a teenager when it died. This find is one of several mammoth discoveries that highlights Iowa's rich prehistoric history. KCCI
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ DMACC held a ribbon cutting Thursday for its new Albaugh Family Transportation Institute—an 8600 sq ft $9 million facility that doubles its capacity to train 500 CDL students per year, and the center includes three classrooms, a two story inspection bay, study areas, a 12 acre driving course and a motorcycle training center to help address the shortage of commercial drivers in Iowa and nationwide. WHO 13
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ The National Alliance on Mental Health will host the NAMIWalks Iowa event Saturday, September 27th at Terra Park in Johnston—registration will open at 8:30 a.m. and the walk will start at 10:30 a.m. to raise funds for mental health services statewide. KCCI
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Bully Prevention and Response Workshop
7 p.m. — The Crossings at Deer Creek — Learn to protect children against bullying from a seasoned safety expert.
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