Johnston News

Eight Hempstead and Senior high school students attended the 75th annual American Legion Hawkeye Boys State, which took place June 14-19, at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa.

One of the Johnston school district's future elementary school buildings will be located on land rich with area history: Not only is it adjacent to an abandoned coal mine, but it's also in the vicinity of a town that's long gone.

Polk County Supervisors moved today to cool down one of the metro's hottest spots to panhandle.

The city of Johnston is looking for one more member to round out its Park Advisory Board, and the city's parks and recreation director, Ron Ward, wants residents to know one thing: The job is sure to be more interesting than they might assume.

I feel sorry for two people in this world ... David Letterman's young son and his unlucky wife.

Two groups of Johnston seniors will hold meetings on Tuesday. The Johnston Senior Citizen Group will host its monthly breakfast at 8 a.m. Tuesday in the cafeteria at Hy-Vee, 5750 Merle Hay Road.

Organizers of vacation Bible school at St. James Lutheran Church in Johnston decided to change a few things this year.

Hundreds of senior citizens took their time with the vendors in the Lakeside Center on Thursday for the first Active Older Adult Expo in Ankeny.

Register by July 3 for the inaugural Charles Gabus Memorial Bike Ride at 1 p.m. July 5 at Walker Johnston Park, 9098 Douglas Ave, in Urbandale.

A 19-year-old Sioux City man, charged in the death of his four-month-old daughter in February has bonded out of jail.

Johnston's 13th annual Green Days celebration continues today and Sunday at Johnston Commons near the intersection of Merle Hay Road and Northglenn Drive.

Voters in Johnston will go to the polls for a special election Aug. 4 to decide the fate of a $16 million bond issue that would pay for the majority of costs associated with building an outdoor sports complex.

Several local governments are joining forces to try to eliminate the panhandling problems at Interstate 80 and Merle Hay Road.

Local photographer Ty Smedes will be instructing participants on nature photography during two classes July 7 and July 9. The July 7 class will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Jester Park Lodge and the second from 6 p.m. to sunset at the Green Meadows West Prairie in Johnston.

The Grimes American Legion Post 577 named Clay Larson as one of the boys selected to attend Boys State as a representative from Grimes.

Community State Bank will sponsor the annual Johnston Firefighters' Association pancake breakfast this weekend.

Under the title of emergency business, the DeWitt City Council has approved hiring ACCO Unlimited Corporation of Johnston to investigate a leak at the DeWitt Aquatic Center.

St. James Lutheran Church, 5665 Merle Hay Road, has planned a vacation church school for all ages with the theme 'Taking Root: Hunger Causes, Hunger HOPES.' Three evenings will explore hunger and poverty and find ways to help.

The man, according to police, has a history of violence and had been drinking. Information on the condition and extent of injuries suffered by the woman was not available.

The Friends of the Johnston Trails worked with Johnston employees to name the city's main recreational trails and the results have been approved by the Johnston City Council.