DMACC just locked in $2M — and your Monday commute changed again

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The big one. U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn announced $2 million in federal Community Project Funding for a new DMACC academic facility on the Ankeny campus. The building will house DMACC's building trades, HVAC, diesel technology, Ford automotive training, and fire science programs — all under one roof.

Translation: Ankeny's largest community college is doubling down on skilled trades at a time when electricians, HVAC techs, and diesel mechanics are in short supply statewide. The federal dollars supplement DMACC's existing capital plan, and construction timelines haven't been announced yet, but the funding is now locked in.

Worth watching: DMACC's Ankeny campus already trains more students than any other community college campus in Iowa. A dedicated trades hub could pull even more enrollment — and more construction traffic — to the area.

📍 Source: Iowa Capital Dispatch

🚧 SE Hulsizer Road Closes Again Today. Just when you thought it reopened — SE Hulsizer Road between SE Lorenz Drive and SE Shurfine Drive closes starting today (Monday, May 18) for the next round of concrete patching. Detour: SE Lorenz Drive → SE Delaware Avenue → SE Shurfine Drive. Plan an extra five minutes if that's your commute.

📍 Source: City of Ankeny Street Construction Updates

⛈️ Severe Storms Rolling In Tonight. The National Weather Service is flagging tonight through Tuesday morning as the active window. Showers and thunderstorms hit after 2 AM with 80% chance of precipitation overnight, turning to 100% Monday night with 1–2 inches of rain possible and gusts up to 25 mph. Secure the patio furniture. If you're driving the I-35 construction zone northbound, the NE 36th Street on-ramp is still closed through November — use the East 1st Street interchange instead.

📍 Source: NWS Des Moines

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Most pediatric speech therapy means scheduling around a clinic and dragging a kid across town. Speech Now Therapy Center flips the model — therapists come to the child's home, daycare, or preschool instead.

Founder Lacey Seawright, a speech-language pathologist for nine years, specializes in autistic kids, gestalt language processors, and children who use AAC — augmentative and alternative communication, the tablets and picture systems that give non-speaking and minimally speaking kids a way to express themselves.

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