Hola America News https://holaamericanews.com The Midwest's Latino News Source Sat, 29 Aug 2026 19:14:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.10 https://holaamericanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Hola America News https://holaamericanews.com 32 32 Yayoi Kusama dies at 97; Des Moines sculpture remains on view https://holaamericanews.com/yayoi-kusama-dies-at-97-des-moines-sculpture-remains-on-view/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yayoi-kusama-dies-at-97-des-moines-sculpture-remains-on-view Sat, 29 Aug 2026 19:14:38 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=39071 The Japanese artist died Aug. 14. Her 8-foot bronze Pumpkin (L) remains at the Pappajohn Sculpture Park in downtown Des Moines. By Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register This article was […]

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]]> Quad Cities Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit brings business workshops to Rock Island Sept. 1 https://holaamericanews.com/quad-cities-immigrant-entrepreneurs-summit-brings-business-workshops-to-rock-island-sept-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quad-cities-immigrant-entrepreneurs-summit-brings-business-workshops-to-rock-island-sept-1 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:48:04 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=39063 Updated Aug. 28, 2026. The Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit will bring business owners, aspiring entrepreneurs and community partners to Rock Island on Tuesday, Sept. 1, for a day of workshops, networking […]

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]]> Eligible Iowa high school seniors and college students can apply for $1,000 scholarships through Aug. 31 https://holaamericanews.com/eligible-iowa-high-school-seniors-and-college-students-can-apply-for-1000-scholarships-through-aug-31/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eligible-iowa-high-school-seniors-and-college-students-can-apply-for-1000-scholarships-through-aug-31 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:34:03 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=39050 The Iowa Latino Heritage Festival is accepting applications from eligible high school seniors and college students. DES MOINES, Iowa — Eligible Iowa high school seniors and college students can apply […]

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]]> 2026 Iowa State Fair attendance reaches record 1,218,834 https://holaamericanews.com/2026-iowa-state-fair-attendance-reaches-record-1218834/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2026-iowa-state-fair-attendance-reaches-record-1218834 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:07:11 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=39043 The 11-day fair surpassed the previous record by 36,152 admissions. Four individual days and Lainey Wilson’s Grandstand concert also set attendance records. By Hola Iowa DES MOINES, Iowa — Attendance […]

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]]> Moline road work closes part of 35th Street and restricts I-74 ramps https://holaamericanews.com/moline-road-work-closes-part-of-35th-street-and-restricts-i-74-ramps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moline-road-work-closes-part-of-35th-street-and-restricts-i-74-ramps Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:15:21 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=39036 Through traffic will close between 37th and 38th avenues beginning Aug. 28. Work at I-74 and John Deere Road will continue through Nov. 30. Published Aug. 26, 2026. By Hola […]

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]]> Moline job fair Sept. 2 offers help after Tyson Joslin closure https://holaamericanews.com/tyson-joslin-plant-closes-where-quad-cities-workers-can-find-help/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tyson-joslin-plant-closes-where-quad-cities-workers-can-find-help Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:10:29 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=38800 Multilingual sessions will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. The hiring and resource fair will be open from noon to 4 p.m. Updated Aug. […]

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]]> Iowa measles outbreak reaches 17 cases; Bloomfield grocery added as exposure site https://holaamericanews.com/iowas-first-measles-case-of-2026-involved-exposure-at-9-public-locations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iowas-first-measles-case-of-2026-involved-exposure-at-9-public-locations Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:00:08 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=38182 Three Bloomfield and Ottumwa exposures remain within their 21-day symptom-monitoring periods. Iowa’s next weekly count is scheduled for Aug. 27. Updated Aug. 26, 2026. By Hola Iowa IOWA — Iowa’s […]

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]]> A 60-Year Silvis Tradition Lives On at San Luis Food Market  https://holaamericanews.com/a-60-year-silvis-tradition-lives-on-at-san-luis-food-market/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-60-year-silvis-tradition-lives-on-at-san-luis-food-market Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:30:22 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=39021 By Jonathan Turner, Hola America News For nearly half a century, the Casas family has helped keep a longtime Mexican grocery tradition alive in downtown Silvis, building a business around […]

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]]> Iowa SUN Bucks applications are closed: When the $120 benefit expires https://holaamericanews.com/sun-bucks-in-iowa-will-provide-120-for-each-eligible-child-this-summer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sun-bucks-in-iowa-will-provide-120-for-each-eligible-child-this-summer Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:00:02 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=37295 Iowa closed the 2026 application period Aug. 14. Issued benefits expire at midnight on day 122, and unused money cannot be restored. Updated Aug. 26, 2026. By Hola Iowa Iowa […]

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]]> Dolly Parton dies at 80 after seven decades in music https://holaamericanews.com/dolly-parton-dies-at-80-after-seven-decades-in-music/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dolly-parton-dies-at-80-after-seven-decades-in-music Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:34:42 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=39014 The singer-songwriter behind “Jolene,” “9 to 5” and “I Will Always Love You” died peacefully Tuesday in Nashville. Her family did not disclose a cause of death. By Hola America […]

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