Altoona News

21 - A 35-year-old Des Moines man was arrested on a warrant and charged with assault.

Olde Town Tap will soon have an outdoor patio for patrons who are no longer allowed to smoke inside.

Altoona resident Connie Sue Wright has been found guilty of operating a child care center without a license.

Protecting farmland in Polk County is common ground for opponents in the race for Iowa House District 69.

S.S. John and Paul Catholic Church in Altoona will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its founding date Saturday, Oct.

FFA members Kurt Veldhuizen, Matt Hall, Clay Sprague and Jason Woodard were pictured carrying out a landscaping project at the Legion Hall.

A crash on Interstate Highway 80 in Poweshiek County has claimed two lives, according to a report this morning from the Iowa State Patrol.

Parents and community members filled up the bleachers on one side of the Southeast Polk Junior High School gymnasium on Sept.

Lots of people have dined at the 25-year-old Waterfront Seafood Market and Restaurant in West Des Moines.

To the north is the growing town of Bondurant, which enjoys the amenities of neighboring Altoona and nearby Ankeny in addition to its own small business base and new housing developments.

The meeting was larger, and so was the estimated cost. The Altoona and Pleasant Hill city councils met at Pleasant Hill City Hall on Sept.

Ever present in the back of Craig Ellyson's mind is the possibility he might someday be forced from his home to make way for a highway.

The summer's floods were just a memory at Four Mile Creek on Saturday, where the waters flowed peacefully under Easton Boulevard.

Chet Culver could learn a thing or two from Sarah Palin. - Altoona lady Whoops! She did vote for the bridge to nowhere.

The mailbag has been latent , but it's back! You have questions, and I have answers.

In an effort to pair willing people with needed projects, the City of Des Moines Parks and Recreation Department has hired a new volunteer coordinator.

As Altoona continues to grow, so will the number of stop signs. In the next two months, motorists will find about 83 new stop signs in the southern portion of the city, said Aaron Putnam, Altoona public works ...

With election season in full swing, Altoona-area resident David Fischer prepared for his turn as an alternate delegate in Minnesota.

Des Moines police concluded an investigation into three separate shooting incidents earlier this week with two arrests.

Volunteers in Ankeny are being sought to help pick up trash along Four Mile Creek on Saturday, Sept.