DYERSVILLE, Iowa (KCRG & WHO-TV) – For 35 people, their official entrance into U.S. citizenship took place a couple feet away from first base. Saturday, the Field of Dreams Movie Site hosted a naturalization ceremony before the 36th annual Ghost Players game.

People from 15 countries took the Oath of Allegiance, and all of them had different reasons for coming to the U.S.
The Field of Dreams Movie Site has hosted naturalization ceremonies in the past.

The ceremonies often take place in museums, schools, or other community spaces. On Independence Day, 29 immigrants from 19 countries had their naturalization ceremony at Principal Park in Des Moines, before the Iowa Cubs played.

DES MOINES — The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is expanding a partnership with Hy-Vee stores to offer online ordering and pick-up for participants.

“This is yet another incredible example of a public-private partnership that will greatly benefit individuals receiving WIC benefits in our state,” said Kelly Garcia, HHS director. “The goal of this program is to provide easier access and convenience—and every parent of young children wants the convenience while balancing work and life.”

Qualifying individuals can use their eWIC card during the online checkout process and easily pickup their items at their nearest participating Hy-Vee store.

In February 2024, the pilot began with one store in Des Moines and in early June expanded across Iowa and into Minnesota and Nebraska, through a grant from the Center for Nutrition and Health Impact.

The WIC program was established nationwide in 1974, with the first Iowa clinic opening in Davenport, Iowa in March 1974. WIC provides supplemental nutritious foods, health care referrals, breastfeeding support and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age 5 who are found to be at nutritional risk. In 2024, WIC celebrates 50 years of providing support to the mothers, children and families in Iowa to assist them in leading healthier lives. WIC is a program of the Food and Nutrition Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. To learn more about Iowa WIC, visit: https://hhs.iowa.gov/programs/food-assistance/wic-Iowa

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG-TV) – The Cedar Rapids Fire Department said five people were displaced after a house fire on Saturday afternoon. KCRG reports officials responded to a home in the 2200 block of O Ave. NW just before 2 p.m.

Firefighters extinguished the fire, performed a search, and ventilated the home. CRFD said all occupants were accounted for and made it out of the home safely.

There was major fire damage to the exterior of the home, and smoke, water and fire damage inside. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Officials with Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) are expected to be on site at the Bridgestone tire plant in Des Moines, Monday, to assist hundreds of workers who were displaced from a layoff that was announced last month and went into effect on Friday.

Officials at Bridgestone had said there would be 216 layoffs at the Des Moines plant. Bridgestone told the United Steelworkers leadership in Des Moines that it’s because of “demand constraints in the agriculture tire sector.”