Ankeny News

Every year, thousands of Iowans experience misfortune and have to choose between things like clothing and shelter or feeding their families.

A motorcycle rider was seriously injured Monday in a traffic accident in Ankeny.

The Skelly Service Station on Ankeny Boulevard just north of Ankeny Plaza has opened under new management.

Holiday time in Uptown By Melanie Lageschulte - mlagesch@dmreg.com - November 23, 2009 The annual Christmas in Uptown Ankeny celebration is set for Dec.

AIA Iowa, a chapter of the American Institute of Architects, has moved to a new office and is using QA Graphics' Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard to educate the public on the office's sustainable interior.

Des Moines Police arrested two women and one man Thursday as part of an investigation into prostitution at different hotels in the city.

Ashland Ridge The fifth-grade band concert will take place on Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. The PTO meeting will be held on Dec.

Well done in Ankeny November 17, 2009 Military Air Force Airman Aaron Arbogast graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

Details: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday at Ramada Tropics Resort and Conference Center, 5000 Merle Hay Road, Urbandale Come have lunch and network with chamber of commerce members from around the metro.

Capping class sizes and team teaching are two ways Ankeny school leaders are keeping pace with the district's growing enrollment.

Can you help the geese? By Melanie Lageschulte - mlagesch@dmreg.com - November 10, 2009 Folks at the Animal Rescue League of Iowa are looking for some local kayakers to help them rescue four domestic geese that have been abandoned at Carney Marsh on Ankeny's south side.

For October and November, the Ankeny Kiwanis Club's Kiwanians of the Month were Jessica Brown, a senior, and Kaylea Carico, a sophomore, from Ankeny High School.

Landscapes, a fire-spinner's flame, graffiti and sea life - these are a few of the varied subjects captured by the local photographers who entered the Ankeny Art Center's Annual Photo Contest.

Ashland Ridge Wendy's Night for Ashland Ridge will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov.

Details: 6-9 p.m. Saturday at the Courtyard by Marriott, 2405 S.E. Creekview Drive, Ankeny Taste of Ankeny promotes Ankeny Area Chamber restaurants, caterers and beverage distributors.

Andren Kohlsdorf has graduated from the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps leader development and assessment course at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Wash.

Discussion about possible cuts needed to balance the Ankeny school district's 2010-11 budget are expected to take up half of an all-day board retreat set for Nov.

The Des Moines Community College Board opened bids for the second part of the first phase of the permanent campus building program.

Army National Guard Pvt. William C. Harris has graduated from infantryman one station unit training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.

The Ankeny High School fall show choir classic will be at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 and 2 p.m. Nov.