Altoona News

Jason Dively surpassed the 50-percent mark to gain election as Pleasant Hill's mayor.

The Bondurant-Farrar Education Foundation has advertised the fundraiser as "Meatballs, Murder & Mayhem!" On Saturday, Nov.

Long-time Pleasant Hill mayor Phil Hildebrand, 78, was ousted Tuesday in a bid for re-election, garnering the least votes among the three candidates.

Voters will decide the next two years of city leadership in nearly 1,000 communities as people across the state head to the polls for city elections.

Funeral mass for 84-year-old Mary Jo Wade will be held Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 10:30AM at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Richmond with Father Rich Adam officiating.

For the last few years, the Waterloo Center for the Arts has hosted the annual Vertigo performance-art series - and by now, the staff is used to the clean-up routine.

It's time to boycott NBC, all its news, programs and even the local news station.

Altoona police said Tuesday that they have suspended their investigation into a reported stabbing and robbery at a metro hotel.

Altoona police say they have halted their investigation into an alleged stabbing and robbery at a local hotel because a victim has refused to cooperate.

A hotel manager in Altoona was hurt during an apparent stabbing Sunday night, said police.

The night operations director of the Adventureland Inn, 3200 Adventureland Drive, was injured in an apparent robbery Sunday night.

BONDURANT - Betty and Everett Herman celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.

The proposed reconstruction of the Interstate Highway 80 interchange with U.S. Highways 65 and 6 in Altoona has an estimated cost of $40 million.

Talk about your tough cyclist. A hardy, yee-haw group of thrill seekers and pain cushions gathers weekly to ramble through Des Moines parks, pedal through sand, mud, rain, up and down hills.

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The proposed reconstruction of the Interstate Highway 80 interchange with U.S. Highways 65 and 6 in Altoona has an estimated cost of $40 million.

Special Olympics Iowa earned more than $3,300 last weekend when its Cop on Top promotion was held at Wal-Mart, 1001 73rd St.

It's been more than 64 years since the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, which officially ended World War II, was signed aboard the USS Missouri.

It only takes a moment to indulge. It takes three hours to decorate. For those who want to make a beautiful birthday cake, but have no idea how to make it look like those decorated on TV, here's the class for you.

Kindergartner Bailey Buerger showed her parents how to sort buttons and mix primary colors to form a new color.