Waukee News

Organizers of the Waukee Food Pantry said the poor economy has stressed the local food pantry in ways not seen in the past.

The spacious new Waukee YMCA, nearly three times the size of its predecessor, should draw members back to the Y who gave up using the older facility because it was too crowded, officials said at Saturday's public opening.

New elementary school boundaries proposed by a committee of parents and Waukee school district employees will keep kids closer to home, but will likely draw the ire of some parents.

Waukee High School senior Christopher Fisher has begun a seven-month internship at the Iowa Senate.

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The Waukee Area Arts Council will host the Community Jazz Center's November jam session from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Arts Council's new location, ArtsCentral, at 405 Maple St.

After scrambling for years to create enough room for new students, the Waukee school district may find itself wishing for more kids.

It isn't easy for Charles Opiro to talk about his story, but he's willing to talk if it helps people understand.

Waukee residents found out Thursday night that the Big Read isn't just for readers; it's for writers, too.

North-side neighbors prevailed in the latest round in a bid to keep a tree-processing business from locating along busy Euclid Avenue.

Neither chilly October weather nor the recent uptick in illness at Newton Senior High School could keep the Newton Cardinal Regiment from participating in two competitions last Saturday in Ankeny and Waukee.

Project Lead The Way gives high school students a chance to try engineering, electronics courses.

Waukee Middle School's seventh-graders bring the characters of Dr. Seuss to life in a music-filled production.

Every candidate seeking office in Waukee on Nov. 3 has publicly agreed on one necessary task for future city leaders: attracting businesses.

The Waukee Board of Adjustment declared Monday in a 3-2 vote that existing city ordinances would not allow Kurt Schade to sell wine at his vineyard, 1230 Warrior Lane in Waukee.

Friday through Sunday at the Blank IMAX Dome Theater, Science Center of Iowa, 401 W. Martin Luther King Jr.

Every morning before class, Joel Thronson met his fellow drummers in the Norwalk High School band room to prepare for what happened Saturday.

The Prairieview School annual bazaar and craft show, the school's only fundraiser, will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the school, 655 S.E. University Ave.

Waukee students may soon perform in a facility few other school districts have to offer.

Brookview Brookview Elementary is participating in the Build with Bags School Challenge.