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Casey's holds grand opening in Roachdale this weekend
A new convenience store opened in Roachdale this weekend. Residents in this small town now have easy access to Casey's well-known homemade pizza and delicious doughnuts.
Wayne Ford faces financial scrutiny on two fronts
State Rep. Wayne Ford is facing questions about how money was handled by his campaign and by Urban Dreams, the nonprofit organization he heads.
Hard work, faith lead Lighthouse church home
The congregation of Lighthouse Community Church finally has a permanent home. Church members first met in the Carlisle High School gymnasium, and later in Southridge Mall after starting public worship in April 2000.
Failor compares Democrats to Nazis again
Ed Failor, Jr., who heads the conservative group Iowans for Tax Relief, made headlines during this year's legislative session when he compared Democratic legislative leaders to 'jack-booted Nazis' after an unruly crowd of conservatives was ejected from the Iowa House during a public hearing on proposed changes to the state income tax code.
Visitors at Oakland Cemetery received a personal welcome from the historic cemetery's designer, Egbert Bagg, Saturday afternoon.
Your 2 Cents' Worth: Thursday, June 11, 2009
Sunday my wife and I trimmed our hedge in front of our house. We trimmed the bushes that were larger and growing better to match the others that weren't doing as well.
John Weiss: Dog-training legend Carl Ruffalo still at work
Carl Ruffalo was a marked man. Every where he went at last weekend's retriever trials near Weaver, people would stop him, wave, shake his hand.
Woman killed in Boone County wreck
A Boone woman was killed and a man was injured Friday night when a car they were riding in slid into a ditch and rolled several times, state troopers said Saturday.
Iowa National Guard members return from Iraq
The signs displayed outside of the Des Moines Area Community College gymnasium said it all Saturday, May 16, as friends, loved ones and supporters waited for their soldiers to arrive.
160 Iowa soldiers return from Iraq
Authorities in northwest Iowa have arrested a man wanted on a federal arrest warrant for probation violation.
Big Boone crowd welcomes soldiers home
Boone, Ia. - Friends and loved ones of the Iowa National Guard's 248th Aviation Support Battalion can turn off their porch lights.
Guard unit welcomed home Saturday
Three community homecoming ceremonies will be held on Saturday for a Boone-based Iowa Army National Guard unit.
Iowa Central Community College's commencement is at 10 a.m. today at Hodges Fieldhouse on the Iowa Central campus.
It was a walk down memory lane for Wanda Clarke as she recalled the story about how her family got Cocoa, the family dog, in 1959.
The final assembly line of this Plymouth plant in Detroit, seen on Aug. 13, 1954, is so vast that a visitor can walk about a half a mile without stepping outdoors.
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Job description: President of a small construction company doing work throughout central Iowa.
Visitors bureau tracks spending in Des Moines
The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau officials say that for every 100 people that visit Greater Des Moines, $25,000 is poured into the local economy.
We just got a postcard from Easter Bunny. He's been hopping down the bunny trail visiting family members and friends the past few months.
Wright County Engineer Dan Waid presents five-year road plan for county
Wright County Engineer Dan Waid, along with Assistant Engineer Adam Clemons, presented the five-year Secondary Roads plan to the Board of Supervisors on Monday.
FD district moves ahead with renova.....
The Board of Education for the Fort Dodge Community School District met for a special session Monday evening to discuss bids for the Senior High School kitchen and music area renovation project as well as other related building projects.
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