Dallas Center News

Tuesday produced an election yawner in Johnston due to uncontested races for mayor and two city council seats, but things were different to the west in Grimes and Dallas Center, where some incumbents had a rough night.

In Dallas Center, two seats are open for the City Council, with three candidates in the race.

The following area students have received scholarships from the Des Moines Area Community College Foundation.

It's tradition - the young Mustangs don school colors and gallop off to show school pride.

Project Dream Space and K&V Homes are working to make 17-year-old Tom Fowler's Dallas Center home more adaptable to his rare form of cerebral palsy.

Voters in Dallas County have said no - twice in the past 15 years - to legalized gambling.

Free. 8 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Saturday, Triangle Park, Walnut and Sixth streets, Waukee.

Fun times are on tap in Dallas Center this weekend with the Fall Festival, which runs Friday through Sunday.

The thunderstorm watch that was in effect until 11 p.m. in the Des Moines area has been allowed to expire, according to the National Weather Service.

Hundreds of people lined up early for a summertime treat at the annual Adel Sweet Corn Festival.

Kristen Marie Carter of Johnston was named to the dean's list at DePaul University in Chicago, Ill.

Kids with a Kause throw a carnival to benefit the Animal Rescue League. The "KWAKers" are at it again in the Waveland neighborhood.

ADDRESS: 25750 U Ave., Waukee. HOURS: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. 24-hour emergency service is available.

The following Urbandale students received semester honors at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan.

A film producer and a cameraman's widow both won multimillion-dollar lawsuits Monday against a pilot who crashed a helicopter into power lines during production of an eastern Iowa baseball movie.

The Tallgrass Theatre Company in Dallas Center created the Iowa Playwrights Workshop in 2006 to showcase fresh new works by Iowa writers.

The Brenton Arboretum, two miles south and 1.3 miles west of Dallas Center, will host a seminar exploring the biology of composite flowers from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Talk about heavy metal: Lowell Smith of Dallas Center will perform a free recital today on a 5.5-ton carillon at Des Moines' First Christian Church.

A band of storms that just passed through the metro area pounded Dallas County and northern Polk County with heavy rain and winds reaching 70 mph.

Sharpen your plant identification skills and learn to recognize trees by examining leaves and other characteristics during this walking workshop at the Brenton Arboretum.