Indianola News

The Des Moines Public Schools announced in a press release that its five members -- East, Hoover, North, Lincoln and Roosevelt -- would remain in the CIML through the 2015-16 school year.

A 37 year-old man from Bellevue, Neb. was killed on Highway 92 in Warren County Thursday morning after a pickup truck driven by an Indianola man crossed the center line, according to a report from the Iowa State Patrol.

The Record-Herald and Indianola Tribune will provide live updates starting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 9 from the community meeting at Blake Fieldhouse.

Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said the spike in illegal border crossings is another reason to impeach President Obama.

Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said the spike in illegal border crossings is another reason to impeach President Obama.

His body has been donated to science. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m., at the First United Methodist Church in Indianola on Wednesday, July 9. The family will be present.

A fire burned down one building, possibly leaving it a total loss, and partially burned another building at the LovingRest Pet Funeral Home north of Indianola.

Murphy USA Inc. has begun selling E15 and E85 at its site in Indianola, Iowa, according to The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association .

Storm damage took out a barn and damaged a machine shed and home near Martensdale and left the city's residents without power Monday afternoon.

Father Howard Fitzgerald, who has been serving as the priest at Simpson College, St Thomas Aquinas Parish in Indianola and Immaculate Conception Church in St. Marys since 2013, has been placed on an indefinite administrative leave after the Diocese of Des Moines determined that a decades-old allegation of sexual abuse of a minor is "credible," ... (more)

Murphy USA is now offering E15 and E85 in Indianola, Iowa location. This station is the first one to begin selling the ethanol fuel blends in Iowa, with six more locations coming online over the next few months.

Iowa's largest high school athletic conference could be on the verge of a split.

An entire theme park was on display inside Indianola City Hall last week. A Ferris wheel reached high in the sky, a merry-go-round spun in fast circles and a giant swing carried its passengers upside down.

He was born April 11, 1938 to Alfred Sr. and Lucille Dittmer at the family home in Lacona, Ia.

Indianola police investigators are using a new device that collects cellphone data, such as images, texts and conversations from social media apps, in order to solve Internet sex crimes.

The Indianola Police Department has applied for 26 rifles through the 1033 Program, which equips local law enforcement groups with excess military weapons.

Natelie is a sponsored child of the foundation. She has been successfully treated for a brain tumor with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy.

The Indianola Police Department assisted Carlisle in a case that resulted in a 29-year-old man being arrested for sexual abuse and kidnapping after luring a 13-year-old via a social media application on a cellphone.

Bluegrass on the Court House Square in Indianola, Iowa is a long-running Tuesday evening event where folks in Warren County can listen to music free of charge during the summer months.

<![CDATA[Charlotte Eleanor Jacobs, 85, of Indianola, died March 15, 2014, and was born June 16, 1928 in Indianola, Ia. to Harold and Vera (Ruble) Anderson of Indianola. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and sister. Charlotte attended and graduated from Indianola High School where she also lived out her life. She married Charles Alden Jacobs in 1948, and her greatest joy in life was in raising and spending time with her children Steven G. Jacobs (Libby) of West Des Moines, Ia.; Glee Ann Jacobs of Beachwood, Ohio; and Sue Ellen (Kelly) Sparks of Ward, Ark.; and grandchildren; Stephanie (Aaron) Ogilvie of Kansas City, Mo.; Tanner Sparks of Conway, Ark.; Kelsey Sparks of Little Rock, Ark.; and Shelby Jacobs of West Des Moines, Ia. She was a life-long member of the First United Methodist Church in Indianola where over the years she was a Sunday school teacher and later volunteered in the library. Charlotte worked as an administrative assistant for many years at the Blue Ribbon Hatchery and State Farm Insurance, and retired as a deputy auditor at the Warren County Auditor's Office. After retirement she enjoyed working at the Warren County Historical Museum, attending garden club events, taking care of her flowers and visiting family and friends. Later in life Charlotte lived in the Westview Care Center where she made fast friends of all of the nurses, aides and residents, and appreciated the outpouring of love by friends, families and neighbors who called, sent cards and visited regularly. Besides her immediate family, Charlotte is survived by her beloved nieces Glenna Herron, Pat McDole and Mary Jacobs, nephews Rick Fetters and Brent Fetters, and her dear sister-in-law Glee Fetters. A memorial service and celebration of Charlotte's life will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday March 19, 2014 at the First United Methodist Church. A luncheon is planned following the service. Memorials in lieu of flowers to First United Methodist Church in Indianola, Ia.