Windsor Heights News

ARLENE MANN KELLY lives in Windsor Heights. She is the author of "Girl With the Windblown Bob," [AuthorHouse]. Contact: ark2x2x8@msn.com * November 26, 2009 Many today face the uncertainty of the recession.

Urbandale, Clive and Windsor Heights create a unique center to practice tactics of fighting fires in a variety of situations.

State workers: Quit whining. I recently lost my job along with 85 others when our plant closed.

An SUV spun out just before 7 a.m. and is blocking traffic on eastbound Interstate 235 near 63rd Street on the west side of Des Moines.

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Locally produced gift and food items will take center stage Friday and Saturday at the year's first Des Moines Downtown Farmers Market - Winter Season.

Nineteen students from Clive, West Des Moines and Windsor Heights - representing public and private schools in the metro area - were among more than 500 students nationwide who were honored at the University of Iowa Belin-Blank Center's recognition ceremony Oct.

Don and Betty Winston of Windsor Heights, longtime community volunteers, are the 2009 recipients of the AARP Iowa Andrus Award for Community Service.

A local domestic violence counselor said a man charged with abducting and killing his estranged wife was able to do so because no one looked at his extensive history of harassment, vandalism and abuse against women.

Why did I bother to vote Tuesday in the city election if it is going to cost taxpayers another $65,000 for a runoff? What a waste of money.

A heated city council race in Windsor Heights will mean a four-way runoff election Dec.

The results are in but city council candidates across the metro will have one more race to win if they plan on taking office.

Fourteen-week-old Coco was a birthday present to Anna Jaeger from her boyfriend.

Windsor Heights leaders have abandoned a plan to buy land occupied by the Hickman Motor Lodge and Twisted Parrot Lounge that they had previously said was a key component to Hickman Road redevelopment efforts.

Authorities in Polk County say they are looking into allegations of the illegal brokering of puppies.

Windsor Heights police were joined by other law enforcement agencies as they served search warrants in their probe of complaints that a residence was being used in the illegal brokering of puppies.

The Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board is investigating a flier distributed in Windsor Heights during the weekend.

Four challengers are seeking to unseat four incumbents in City Council and mayoral races in Windsor Heights.

Johnston residents have been recycling more since the arrival of single-stream containers in July, city leaders say, but comparisons with other area communities show continued room for improvement.

Windsor Heights officials are eying a piece of property in Urbandale for the possible creation of a dog park to be shared by the two communities.