Bondurant, Iowa

By TOM WITOSKY * twitosky@dmreg.com * © 2008, Des Moines Register and Tribune Company * November 30, 2008 Iowa taxpayers are now among the creditors waiting to get their money back from executives of the ...

Some bus routes in the Des Moines area could be on the chopping block as the transit agency staffs look for possible cuts to balance the upcoming budget.

DES MOINES, Iowa - Authorities say no charges will be filed against the driver of a garbage truck that hit and killed a woman in downtown Des Moines.

Former Rep. Neal Smith was scheduled to speak to Altoona Kiwanis. Bondurant - The City Council approved contracts with Correll Contractor Inc.

They expected long waits, so they lined up early. Polling locations across Iowa opened at 7 a.m. on Election Day.

"We're going to open the jail for business," said Polk County Sheriff Dennis Anderson as he turned the key to open the door leading to the locked portions of the new Polk County Jail.

Bondurant - Beefburgers, soup and homemade pie were on the menu for the Legion Auxiliary's annual craft and bake sale.

Technically speaking, Saturday morning's Komen Des Moines Race for the Cure did have a finish line.

His name is simple, and so are his recipes. His co-workers call him Chef John and soon, so will the rest of the community.

Ask anyone with a physical disability and they'll tell you outdoor activities can be a big challenge.

Twenty years ago, Nicole Thomas was a little girl playing on the slide at the Little Red Caboose, a child care center in Bondurant.

Bondurant - Exchange students staying with Bondurant families for the school year were: Verena Muller of Germany with Ed and Judy Wegele, Vaclav Kameny of the Czech Republic with Daiynna and Willie Brown, and ...

Skip Anderson has towered over the Bondurant-Farrar student body for the past 11 years.

Lamoni 42, Grandview Park Baptist 10 Lamoni quarterback Joseph Kotz rushed for a pair of touchdowns and threw for 56 yards in the win.

These bicyclists love to travel abroad, but that isn't possible every weekend so they're cultivating Iowa trips that are big fun, too.

Stephen Mally photos/FreelancePreston Melville, 5, of Anamosa , looks over at Avery Fried, 5, of Bondurant, while racing down the track in the Big Wheel Race, part of the 20th Annual Anamosa Pumpkinfest in ...

Ryan Cowen received his Eagle Scout badge at a ceremony in Thomas Mitchell Park.

FFA members Kurt Veldhuizen, Matt Hall, Clay Sprague and Jason Woodard were pictured carrying out a landscaping project at the Legion Hall.

Painting your house or just doing some fall cleaning? Before you hit your local home improvement store for supplies, pay a visit to Metro Waste Authority's Regional Collection Center for Household Hazardous ...