Warren County News

Indianola voters ousted longtime mayor Jerry Kelley, 66, who received the fewest votes at 391.

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

The State Medical Examiner's office has ruled the death of Paul 'Jud' McKinney, 80, of Winterset, a suicide.

From tax breaks for big business to noise complaints and cracked sidewalks, residents of West Des Moines' Ward 1 grilled City Council candidates Wednesday on a variety of issues at one of the final public forums before the Nov.

Norwalk became the first Warren County city to join a regional effort to promote arts and culture in the greater Des Moines area.

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.

Hartford, Ia. - A Des Moines woman was killed Sunday in a two-vehicle collision near Hartford.

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.

Construction workers who installed a sidewalk in Norwalk this summer failed to notify state officials before they worked above high-pressure gasoline and butane pipelines, according to Iowa's top prosecutor.

Editor's note: This is the first of a series of four guest submissions in recognition of Domestic Abuse Awareness Month.

The teenager who was allegedly assaulted by the Indianola High School principal and the teen's mother both had prior brushes with the law, police records show.

Warren County Attorney Bryan Tingle has hired a retired juvenile court judge to replace two attorney's office employees who will be laid off in October, he said Sept.

A Carlisle man has invented a device that he says can save heavy construction equipment owners and operators millions of dollars and someday bring as many as 1,000 jobs to Warren County.

Warren County deputies are investigating the cause of a rollover accident Sunday morning along Highway 65/69 north of Indianola.

A 20-year-old wedding floral and seasonal decoration shop closed its doors last week after 20 years on the Indianola Square.

The small town of Bevington doubled in size last week when a film crew from the upcoming movie 'Janie Jones' shot scenes using the local gas station.

A Warren county church celebrated a huge milestone Sunday. The Motor Friends Church opened 140 years ago in rural Milo.

A man charged in a fatal Warren County hit-and-run accident last month could face a re-examination of his ability to drive before his case is concluded in court.