Middletown News

Burlington's Bobby Mincer had the car to beat as he swept the night, winning his heat race, the Shake-Up Dash and the 25-lap A-feature in Sprint Invaders action Sunday at the Cedar County Speedway.

Veteran driver comes back from early problems to take modifieds feature. By MATT LEVINS mlevins@thehawkeye.com MIDDLETOWN -- Dennis LaVeine has been around racing long enough to know that sometimes luck can be ...

A three-car accident along U.S. 61 in Mediapolis sent three drivers to the hospital Friday afternoon, all who were treated and released for minor injuries.

It can often mean the difference between winning and losing. A week ago, Ditsworth was leading the 305 sprints feature race at 34 Raceway, three laps away from a victory.

Veterans come together for riverfront Memorial Day observance By NICHOLAS BERGIN nbergin@thehawkeye.com The explosion of gunpowder rang out across the waters of the Mississippi River three times in rapid ...

Driver gets Sprint Invaders victory at 34 Raceway after Higday's disqualification.

Larry Beckman and Conrad Olson are two of those people. For the past 40 years, Beckman and Olson have been mainstays at 34 Raceway.

Driver edges Hetrick for victory. By MATT LEVINS mlevins@thehawkeye.com MIDDLETOWN -- Donnie Steward wasn't sure who had won.

Man who fatally struck woman charged in 2nd hit-and-run case. By JOHN MANGALONZO jmangalonzo@thehawkeye.com Matthew Wayne Smith admitted to a judge last week he was driving the car that hit and killed a ...

“I was a little better in lapped traffic and he was a little better in the open. I did the same thing he did earlier. I hit a rut and that allowed him to get by me.”

Driver holds off Schulz for Sprint Invaders win at 34 Raceway. By MATT LEVINS mlevins@thehawkeye.com MIDDLETOWN -- Matt Rogerson and John Schulz have been friends for longer than either can probably remember. via Hawk Eye

“We're jumping into this right after an oddball winter. It will change our entire spring operation.”

Supervisors OK plan based on rural traffic patterns. By JEFF ABELL jabell@thehawkeye.com Des Moines County supervisors moved forward this week with a dust-control policy for some gravel roads. via Hawk Eye

“The college, along with the league, has been very cooperative in working out this agreement”

"In the end, we have a lot of winners here," Councilman Tim Scott said. The council voted unanimously on Monday to pay 65 percent, or no more than about $110,500 of the total cost, to install Babe Ruth standard ... via Hawk Eye

“A democracy is strong because of the participation of its citizens”

Gov. Chet Culver and Lt. Gov. Patty Judge announced Monday 186 appointments and reappointments to state boards and commissions. via Hawk Eye

“The cameras are not pointed at specific apartments”

By JEFF ABELL jabell@thehawkeye.com It happened in an instant -- an October 2006 verbal altercation ended in a hail of bullets at Greenway Apartments in Burlington. via Hawk Eye

Trial for a man charged in the hit-and-run death of a southeast Iowa woman is set for June 10. via KGAN

Burlington man will not face a homicide charge for accident that left Middletown woman dead. via Hawk Eye

“I don't have a problem giving them more time”

During an evening meeting in Middletown Tuesday, Des Moines County Supervisors OK'd salary recommendations put forward last month by the county's compensation board. via Hawk Eye

BURLINGTON Man charged in fatal stabbing of woman A Burlington man has been charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of a 49-year-old woman in what police believe was a domestic assault. via Des Moines Register

The death of a 45-year-old woman has whose body was found along a road has been ruled a homicide. via Indianola Record-Herald