Indianola News

Incumbents do lose elections. Unless they are a U.S. senator from Iowa or live in Terrace Hill, it happens all the time.

Renae Spencer was hired last week to manage the Warren County's meal program for senior citizens.

Indianola voters ousted longtime mayor Jerry Kelley, 66, who received the fewest votes at 391 in today's election.

State officials are investigating a manure runoff from an open feedlot in Carroll County into Brushy Creek that affected at least five miles of a stream.

When Gov. Chet Culver issued a 10 percent across-the-board cut earlier this month, he encouraged school districts to use their cash reserves to make up for the loss of state money.

Indianola police arrested two men Friday for vandalizing 14 Indianola school buses overnight, causing all schools in the district to close for the day.

Indianola schools were closed Friday, Oct. 30, due to widespread bus vandalism, officials say.

Services for Richard Neal Cambron, 57, who died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, in Des Moines, were at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Oct.

Tommy Scovel revs the engine on his imported motorcycle, lifting the bike onto its back wheel, and cruises at low speed across a Des Moines parking lot.

Persistent rainfall has trapped what experts say will be a record-setting corn crop in Iowa's fields.

Warren County leaders are now taking contract proposals for two energy-saving projects at the Annette Nature Center in rural Indianola.

Free doses of the H1N1 flu vaccine are now available in Indianola. Public health officials are encouraging people qualified for the vaccine to get one since the flu is already spreading throughout the county.

Simpson sent its seniors off in style and Tara Christensen attached another milestone to her resume in the Storm's final home match of the season.

Indianola, Ia. - Four people were identified Friday in connection with a string of assaults near Simpson College.

Indianola police have charged teens in connection with several random, violent attacks near the Simpson Campus.

John Lovretta/The Hawk Eye Local filmmaker Jon Hazell, center, talks about the state of Iowa's film tax credit program Tuesday at The Washington, 306 Washington St.

Indianola police say they hope to make at least one arrest before the weekend in connection with a string of mysterious attacks near Simpson College.

Indianola police have stepped up security around the Simpson College campus after a series of attacks.

Indianola, Ia. - The man suspected of hitting and killing a bicyclist near Cumming last summer avoided a scheduled court appearance Monday by filing a written plea.

The Newton Cardinal Regiment turned in their best performance of the season at Urbandale's Marching Band Invitational over the weekend, according to Newton High School Band Director Scott Hook, and brought home two first place awards in the process.