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Several important steps in the $16.95 million bond issue projects for the West Central Valley school district were tabled Wednesday, July 16 pending a second opinion from other architectural firms.

Chris Beeck and Troy V. Hemmelrick are the two newest members on the Plymouth County Conservation Board.

Sometimes a reflection of the economy, the annual delinquent tax list, published by the Guthrie County treasurer, contained some conflicting information for 2008.

The Stuart, Iowa church shown in an Aug. 2002 photo, was built in 1908 and know for it's Byzantine-style architecture and was gutted by an arson fire in 1995.

Voters in Tuesday's primary election will determine the ballot for the November general election.

After receiving a report of a shooting Friday evening about 9:43 p.m., the Guthrie County sheriff's department and other law enforcement officials converged on a residence at 3400 310th Street three miles north ...

A Stuart man was transported by Stuart Ambulance to Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines following a single car accident about 5:55 a.m. Monday.

“I imagine we're going to have a couple bad years and then hopefully it will come back around”

Stuart, Ia. - Bill Davis Jr. has found his dream job. The racer from Des Moines just needs it to grow. via Des Moines Register

“Stuart was an amazing man and will continue to live on in the hearts of those he touched forever”

Funeral services will be Friday in Des Moines for Maj. Stuart Wolfer, a U.S. Army Reserve officer who was killed Sunday in Baghdad, Iraq. via Des Moines Register

“My experience is if there are hard feelings in the school districts that merge, no doubt that would affect the bond”

Seven was the lucky number for the West Central Valley Community School District, whose voters approved today a $16.95 million bond issue for a new high school in Stuart and to renovate the existing high school ... via Des Moines Register

“He didn't honor his agreement”

By MELISSA WALKER * REGISTER STAFF WRITER * March 5, 2008 Failure to keep good financial records is not a valid reason to deny a liquor license for a convenience store in a downtown Des Moines high-rise, the ... via Des Moines Register

“We were very happy with the results. I like the design that we had, and I like the way he (Rambo) blended the financing so we could make it work with the least tax increase possible.”

Amid a questioning public, the West Central Valley Community School District prepares for its seventh bond issue set for election March 25, after waning conditions of the high school building in Stuart led to a ... via Mid Iowa Publishing Co

An accident involving three vehicles a mile west of Stuart on White Pole Road last Tuesday at 5:52 p.m. resulted in $17,000 damage but no serious injuries. via The Times

Three Guthrie County men, all involved in law enforcement, want to be sheriff. One is the current sheriff, Roger Baird of Guthrie Center who is in his first term. via The Times

Two persons were injured in three morning crashes around the county last week. The Guthrie County sheriff's department reported George Marnach of Stuart was transported by Stuart Rescue to Mercy Medical Center ... via The Times

Reorganizing for 2008, the Guthrie County board of supervisors broke with tradition and voted Jerry Caraher of Bayard as chairman for another year. via The Times

“The courts are going to let him do what he needs to do in the meantime.”

By JEFF ECKHOFF * REGISTER STAFF WRITER * January 9, 2008 A southwest Iowa jail where a woman with a shotgun allegedly sprung her boyfriend earlier this week had passed a state safety inspection only last ... via Des Moines Register

“One foundation wall is leaning against a boiler pipe, and that's what's holding the wall up”

More than 250 students rallied outside the West Central Valley high school in Stuart, getting the attention of not only the voters in the district, but television news stations, as well. via Dallas County News

“I've gone to this school my whole life, and we have a lot of overcrowding problems. We just feel like the younger students, including my nieces and nephews and cousins, deserve a better place to learn and be safe”

A group of about 20 students staged a rally Friday at West Central Valley High School in Stuart, where they say taxpayer aversion to new construction has left them in a dangerous building. via Des Moines Register