See which Des Moines area school closings are posted for Friday Brian Smith Des Moines Register Feb. 20, 2026, 7:23 a.m. CT Students across Iowa will get a longer weekend with Iowa schools closing on Friday after heavy overnight snow. Additional delays or... See more
Posted on February 20, 2026 Dredging of the Saco River will take place next month, and the sand will be used to fortify Camp Ellis beach. The dredging will begin the week of March 2, and will run for two weeks, said Public Works Director Travis Moore at a... See more
Posted on February 20, 2026 Separated by less than 50 miles of roadway at the Jersey Shore, Ocean City and Surf City have more than just the Atlantic Ocean as their easternmost point in common. Another shared trait was on full display Feb. 13 as federal o... See more
Posted on February 20, 2026 The February 17 Marco Island City Council meeting stretched late into the evening, drawing extensive public comment and debate on topics ranging from state legislative uncertainty and city finances to dredging proposals and adv... See more
Posted on February 20, 2026 Ørsted and PGE have completed the first phase of seabed preparation for the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea, a key step ahead of cable installation. Boskalis’ Boka Falcon vessel has cleared and conditioned around... See more
