Grimes News

After being absent last year, home-grown Iowa sweet corn will again be on the streets of Des Moines and other central Iowa towns Friday morning in time for the Fourth of July holiday.

Metro Waste Authority said Monday that recycling bins would not be picked up on Monday or Tuesday of this week.

Wednesday proved to be a day of mishaps on Polk County roads. Three unrelated crashes sent a total of 13 people to Des Moines-area hospitals in a span of a little over five hours.

Two women suffered minor injuries in a crash along Interstate 235 on Thursday night.

Nine children and one adult were taken to the hospital this afternoon after two vans collided on Iowa Highway 141 near Grimes.

Two suspects wanted for several burglaries in the Grimes area are caught on tape.

Ildiko Kadar danced in front of a room of 30 people Tuesday who mimicked her every move.

The Grimes American Legion Post 577 named Clay Larson as one of the boys selected to attend Boys State as a representative from Grimes.

A tornado warning is in effect for central Polk County until 7:30 p.m. The tornado was near Waukee at about 6:38 p.m. The tornado is rain-wrapped and the rain may obscure the tornado, according to the National Weather Service.

The May 17 article on commuter rail opens a topic that has been set aside far too long.

Achievements Eric Boyd of Urbandale, postdoctoral research associate at Montana State University, won a NASA Astrobiology Institute Fellowship that will allow him to explore the possibility that living organisms exist in subglacial ecosystems at very cold temperatures.

The National Weather Service is sending survey crews across Iowa to determine damage after storms dumped heavy rain, hail and spawned tornadoes.

Fluctuations in the number of rental units being inspected in Windsor Heights each year have resulted in a budget that varies from cost overruns of more than $3,000 to a savings of $91. The Windsor Heights City Council on Monday unanimously passed a resolution to set a $250 one-time conversion fee for new rental properties in the city.

When -- 2:30 p.m. today Where -- Valley Stadium, West Des Moines. Records -- Keokuk is 12-5; Dallas Center-Grimes is 10-6. Tournament seeds -- Keokuk is No.

The Urbandale City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a contract with Grimes Asphalt and Paving for $188,460 to repair two roads in western Urbandale.

The death of a 5-month-old boy on Tuesday in Grimes is not suspicious, Polk County sheriff's officials said.

The death of a 5-month-old is being investigated in Grimes, Polk County sheriff's officials said.

MC Advantages is proud to announce the return of S&SA Cycle to MC Advantages. On May 19, 2009 the partnership between S&SA Cycle and MC Advantages once gain reunited, igniting a flame of opportunity for both partners.

High Trestle Trail will be the official name for the new trail from Ankeny to Woodward, officials announced last week.

Sparks from a charcoal grill used for a Memorial Day cookout apparently set off a house fire at 4707 Northwest Beaver Ave.