Pleasant Hill News

Police charged a Des Moines mom with child endangerment Monday after her children, ages 2 and 4, and their dog, were found wandering around the hallways of their apartment building with no supervision.

Revekay Ault, Cory Baker, Arianna Heitman, Douglas Jenkins, Jessica Laughlin, Brock Maxwell, Kyle McClain, Nicole Meek, Katelyn Nielsen, Susan Phanivong, Catherine Presley, Justin Rinehart, Christie Smith and Alysha Weisner, all of Altoona; Francine Clifford, Ruth Hitchcock, Dan Lester, and Andrew Ragan, all of Mitchellville; Kristin Dooley of ...

BONDURANT - Jeffrey Smart, Erika Sinclair, Hanah Dolash and Haley Carnahan were pictured with the certificates their Anderson Elementary classes earned for collecting at least 100 food items for the Food Bank of Iowa in honor of the 100th day of school.

As Lady Gaga and Elton John started their duet at the Grammy Awards on Jan. 31, Steve and Jennifer Silverthorn of Pleasant Hill watched from the "nosebleed" seats.

RAGBRAI XXXVIII will treat riders to one of the shortest and flattest routes ever as it winds through northern Iowa from Sioux City to Dubuque.

Three women were arrested at a Walmart store Thursday for allegedly using credit cards taken from a purse at a Des Moines night spot.

Mike Richardson graduated from the inaugural 2007 Pleasant Hill Citizens Academy in an effort to get more involved in the city.

Cathy Jensen has been selected as the full-time executive director of the Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce, with a Feb.

The Altoona City Council on Jan. 18 approved water and sewer rate increases for 2010 and moved forward with a study on the development of a storm water utility.

Cities across the metro are dealing differently with debris following the ice storm that hit Wednesday.

Adults in the Southeast Polk Community School District can participate in Drake University Adult Literacy Center programming a bit closer to home through a new partnership with Central Place Family Resource and Community Education Center.

In Jason Dively's first City Council meeting as Pleasant Hill mayor, Reylon Meeks was appointed to another term as fire chief.

For bus riders with opinions on proposed changes to the city's public transportation system, it's time to get on board and weigh in on potential service reductions.

PLEASANT HILL - Firefighters from Pleasant Hill and Altoona fought a fire at the E.G. Elder and Sons Co.

The Altoona and Pleasant Hill chambers of commerce will host their annual dinners this month.

Those pesky atheists are at it again. First, they put ads on metro buses telling nonbelievers, "You are not alone." Now, according to a letter sent to Iowa legislators, they want our elected officials to stop inviting clergy to begin each day of the 2010 session with an official prayer.

Barb Harrington took advantage of a company benefit during her 34-year tenure at Qwest, the metro's telephone company.

A married father of two and a longtime Hy-Vee employee died Wednesday after he lost control of his Chevrolet Cobalt on a patch of black ice along Interstate Highway 35/80 near Second Avenue in Des Moines.

LOCAL EVENT OF THE CENTURY - The formation of the Southeast Polk school district transformed Eastern Polk County.

Snow kept the numbers down at a free Christmas meal at St. Joseph's Catholic Church this year, but the holiday spirit remained high.