Ankeny News

Today is the last day to sign up for two Ankeny Alumni Association events set during SummerFest.

Ankeny's new middle school will serve 'thousands of upcoming young people,' Superintendent Matthew Wendt said at Tuesday's groundbreaking ceremony.

Two more men have been charged in an Ankeny case in which a man was struck with a baseball bat.

The newly-opened Foodshed has Ankeny roots dating back to 1868, when the LaVon and Craig Griffieon family started farming in the area.

A portion of Saylor Creek in Prairie Trail should be stabilized now, Ankeny officials said, before development takes root in that area.

A talent show and Ankeny Idol competition are part of the activities for SummerFest, to run July 9-12. Bill Riley Jr.

One of the Polk County sheriff's deputies involved in the fatal shooting of an Urbandale man has returned to duty although a state investigation into the June 8 incident is not completed.

Construction is expected to begin this month on utility and street upgrades in an older area of Ankeny.

On June 25th, 2009 the State Medical Examiner's Office conducted an autopsy on Ed Thomas, 58, in Ankeny, Iowa.

A $250,000 state grant is being sought to help pay for a trail link that would connect the south side of Ankeny to Des Moines.

Graduates Several Ankeny students and one Polk City student have graduated from Grand View University in Des Moines: ANKENY: Kate Bishop, Jadie Brock, Christina Catron, Leanne Haiwick, Lacee Jondal, Melissa Linde, Maria Phearman, Cody Sorensen, Erin Wells.

City and school officials are holding two events this week to commemorate large projects.

The food, the sights and the people - along with the H1N1 virus - made for a memorable two-week trip to China for Ankeny teen John Schmidt and his mother, Carolyn.

Qualifying Ankeny families may now register their children for the optional pay-to-ride student transportation program that starts in the fall.

Sarah Ruba, president of the Ankeny Parents' Association, has announced that she will seek election to the Ankeny school board.

Ankeny police are looking for a person they believe was struck with a baseball bat late Wednesday night at Wendy's, 2421 S.E. Delaware Ave.

While the first few notes of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's music filled the Lakeside Center in Ankeny, a dozen little conductors spread out to dance and wave their wands along with the music.

Studio owner Jon Jamison began taking photos while working on a merit badge as an Ankeny youth.

26, excluding July 11, from 8 a.m. to noon. Stop at Uptown Ankeny on the corner of Southwest Third and Southwest Maple streets.

Two Ankeny students have received master's degrees from St. Ambrose University in Davenport: Patrick Baker, business administration; and Christine Vols, occupational therapy.