Johnston News

10 - A 20-year-old man filed a report at the Urbandale police station of a violation of a no-contact order by his ex-girlfriend. 3900 block of 74th Street, Nov.

Two Johnston elementary schools will exceed their highest recommended capacity within three school years and space shortages will become an issue at other buildings as well, school board members heard this week.

Jensen On Oct. 2, Jensen Elementary fourth grade students took a field trip to Banker's Trust.

Johnston city officials will not pull the plug on bus service to the community. The Johnston City Council voted 4-1 on Monday to revoke its intent to withdraw from the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority, known as DART.

Details: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday at Ramada Tropics Resort and Conference Center, 5000 Merle Hay Road, Urbandale Come have lunch and network with chamber of commerce members from around the metro.

Achievements Tyler Craig, a senior at Urbandale High School, has been awarded an academic honor scholarship from Northwestern College, Orange City.

Stogdill's TV & Appliance, a 52-year-old family business, survived the dawn of big-box retailers and cheap, disposable electronics, but in the end it couldn't survive the most recent recession.

Council, school meetings Monday By Melanie Lageschulte - mlagesch@dmreg.com - November 13, 2009 It will be a busy evening at the Ankeny school and city offices on Monday.

A local domestic violence counselor said a man charged with abducting and killing his estranged wife was able to do so because no one looked at his extensive history of harassment, vandalism and abuse against women.

Can you help the geese? By Melanie Lageschulte - mlagesch@dmreg.com - November 10, 2009 Folks at the Animal Rescue League of Iowa are looking for some local kayakers to help them rescue four domestic geese that have been abandoned at Carney Marsh on Ankeny's south side.

Nicole Kirchner of Urbandale has been awarded academic honor scholarships from Northwestern College, Orange City, for the 201011 school year.

City Council will vote on Monday about stopping all service by ending its participation with DART.

Here come the holidays By Melanie Lageschulte - mlagesch@dmreg.com - November 6, 2009 It's around 70 degrees outside, but It's now less than three weeks to Thanksgiving.

A community sendoff ceremony for a Johnston-based Iowa Army National Guard unit mobilized as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom will be held at 4 p.m. on November 7, at the Joint Forces Headquarters , Iowa National Guard, Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa.

How big is too big for the city of Johnston? Residents who have attended several early meetings to address an update to the city's comprehensive development plan have tussled with what Johnston should look like 10 or 20 years from now.

Details: 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Trostels Greenbriar, 5810 Merle Hay Road, Johnston The event will be hosted by Bartlett & West.

Waukee High School senior Christopher Fisher has begun a seven-month internship at the Iowa Senate.

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Three Iowa companies will receive $215 million in the 2009 federal New Markets Tax Credit program, designed to promote economic development in rural areas.

The city of Johnston announced Thursday that William Vaughn has been named police chief.