Mitchellville News

The requirements for the Southeast Polk Community School District's early retirement program have been adjusted to spur more participation in response to a 10 percent across-the-board state budget cut.

A Mitchellville man jumped back as flames flew out of his dryer Monday morning. The fire happened around 9:45 a.m. at 108 Second St.

As local businesses wrapped up another boisterous Black Friday, Joe Nelson, Mitchellville Elementary School principal, remained at his spot near the front lobby of Bass Pro Shops in Altoona.

Bondurant - The Junior Women's Club held its third annual holiday gift shop for kids.

Southeast Polk's new sixth-grade center soon will have an official name, but Nicole Kooiker, principal, acknowledged she still has dozens of other details to consider.

BONDURANT - Rita Rostenbach told of the Tree's Forever chapter's success in planting trees in town.

Ten women from the Waterloo area weren't worried about bad luck on Friday the 13th.

Every Monday, when the weekend fun is done, Hanah Phillips reminds her second-grade classmates to "SMILE." The 7-year-old Hanah has stayed at the St.

Iowa's prison population is continuing to show signs of a slowdown after exploding by 151 percent over the past two decades.

The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index and Anytime Fitness Altoona are looking for entries for the fourth annual Commit to Fitness Challenge.

Kaylee Pearson's character will learn that a fantasy world can provide too many thrills during a run of "Alice in Wonderland" shows at Class Act Productions Theatre in Altoona.

Mike Anfinson watched a Polk County judge sentence his wife, Heidi, to up to 50 years behind bars Thursday in the death of their infant son.

Buck Bos decided to open his Mitchellville restaurant on a Tuesday so he could ease back into the swing of things.

Gov. Chet Culver released more information Monday night about how public safety and other areas of government will be affected by deep budget cuts, but few details were available because the document was heavily redacted.

Vanessa Simmons cannot get enough of the movie "Clue," so she travels to the Indianola Public Library at least twice a month to borrow a VHS copy.

Metro Waste Authority and Des Moines Asphalt & Paving Co. are turning roofs into roads.

More than a decade after drowning her two-week-old son, Heidi Anfinson still doesn't know what her future holds, or what the public should make of her crime.

Like so many other farmers across the Midwest, Dave Wieslander is running behind.

The state budget cuts to the Department of Corrections could cause 30 layoffs in the 1st District, home to Dubuque's probation and parole office and the Elm Street Residential Facility, according to preliminary plans released Wednes-day by the governor's office.

Addie and Sam Redman have moved into the business of hospitality. Their Sweet Adalene's Retreat at 111 Center Ave.