Sheldahl, Iowa

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• Deadline looms to raise $100,000 for bike bridge
  

  Plans to complete a 25-mile trail from Ankeny to Woodward could be delayed by up to a year if organizers fail to raise another $100,000 by Dec.

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  Trail project hinges on fundraising Plans to complete a 25-mile trail from Ankeny to Woodward could be delayed by up to a year if organizers fail to raise another $100,000 by Dec.

• Developers use letter of credit
  

  Turmoil in the financial markets has made it difficult for local developers to secure performance bonds for their projects.

• Ankeny residents can vote early at satellite sites
  

  Early registration and voting will be available through Oct. 23 at 11 satellite voting sites in Polk County.

• Early voting in Johnston, Grimes & Dallas Center
  

  Early registration and voting will be available through Oct. 23 at 11 satellite voting sites in Polk County.

• Ride celebrates progress to connect central Iowa trails
  

  Trail enthusiasts and the communities in central Iowa will celebrate progress on the Central Iowa Trails System with a public bike ride on Sunday, Oct.

• Sheldahl Methodist Church to celebrate 140 years
  

  Members of the Sheldahl United Methodist Church are inviting the public to join them this Sunday in celebration of the church's 140th anniversary.

• School district wants off list
  

  No excuses - the Ottumwa school district failed to close the achievement gap and it knows what it must do to do just that.

• Elkhart resident added to North Polk school board
  

  Voters in the North Polk school district on Tuesday went for a bit of old and a bit of new - voting one incumbent back in, but another one out in favor of a newcomer.

• If you like trails, show it: Donate to a special one
  

  Iowans just can't wait to get onto the 25-mile recreational trail being built between Ankeny and Woodward.

• Inter-City Bike Trail Will Be A Scenic, Safer Option
  

  August 29, 2008-- Bikers are already flocking to a new trail that will run 25 miles from Ankeny to Woodward, even though it won't officially be completed until early 2010.

• Sign doesn't stop trail runner
  

  The runner barely broke stride Friday afternoon as he hurdled over the orange snow fence.

• Southern county residents discuss economic growth
  

  Tri-County photo by Laura Runyan Southern Story County leaders discuss the economic and cultural future of Cambridge, Huxley, Sheldahl and Slater at a meeting Aug.

• Riders asked to stay off incomplete Ankeny trail
  

  Polk County officials are urging the public to not use the new Ankeny-to-Woodward trail until it officially opens.

• North Polk kids head back to class
  

  Hayden Bowlin slammed his locker shut and gave it a kick for good measure. Monday was the first day back to class for students at North Polk High School in Alleman.

• Severe storms rip across 'Times Country' on Sunday
  

  Times photo by Eliza Merritt, Slater Correspondent City officials say that "everyone" in Slater was pitching in to help with cleanup following Sunday's severe storms.

• Ankeny and Woodward trail to connect
  

  The biggest hurdle in connecting Ankeny to Woodward with a trail - crossing the Des Moines River - recently received a boost from the state.

• Major grant awarded for central Iowa trail
  

  Graphics courtesy Snyder & Associates Inc. Pictured are two concept models of the scenic A2W Trail bridge, designed by Iowa Artist David Dahlquist and described by Vision Iowa Board Chairman Andy Anderson as ...

• Voters sink N. Polk high school upgrade
  

  Polk City residents, representing slightly more than half of the voters in the North Polk school district, on Tuesday soundly defeated an effort to improve the district's only high school, in Alleman.

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City Description

Sheldahl is a city in Boone, Polk, and Story counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 336 at the 2000 census. The Boone County portion of Sheldahl is part of the Boone Micropolitan Statistical Area, while the Story County portion is part of the Ames Metropolitan Statistical Area. Together, these two areas form the Ames–Boone Combined Statistical Area. The small portion of the city that extends into Polk County is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area. The area was settled by 120 Norwegian immigrants from Lisbon, Illinois on June 7, 1855; including Osmond and Anna Sheldahl and five of their children. It incorporated as a city on January 18, 1882. Sheldahl is located at 41°51′51″N 93°41′47″W / 41.86417, -93.69639 (41.864114, -93.696455). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.2 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 336 people, 129 households, and 99 families residing in the city. The population density was 398.5 people per square mile (154.4/km²). There were 132 housing units at an average density of 156.6/sq mi (60.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was

City Contained By:

• Polk County
• Story County
• Boone County
• Iowa

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 2.07199048827 km squared

Adjoining Cities:

• Slater

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