Van Meter News

Men and women wearing stars and stripes stood at attention beneath the waving star spangled banners as proud state officials gave tearful speeches at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery dedication ceremony Thursday, ...

We must get the super mega inflation under control on fuels and energy. Everything else in the economy will cascade out of control from that.

A new Iowa Veterans Cemetery located west of Des Moines on Interstate 80 has been dedicated.

The new state Veterans' Cemetery will be dedicated at 1 p.m. Thursday near Van Meter, southeast interchange of Interstate 80, exit 113 about 10 miles west of Des Moines.

After a half-dozen reports of attempted child abductions in the metro area, Fred Scaletta, mayor of Van Meter, offered these safety tips for parents: 1. Have a recent frontal photograph of the child.

Countless living things dwell in the jungle. In Sarah Schaefer's jungle, all of them sing.

The Clippers lost to BGM 9-4 and beat Van Meter 16-5 in the BGM Tournament in Brooklyn.

Diamond V Mills expects to resume production at its flood-damaged northwest Cedar Rapids plant in as little as two weeks and continue with plans to build a second plant at 26th Street and 60th Avenue SW.

To the south-side woman: I hope that your 90-year-old friend is going on to college.

" Flooding continues to affect many roadways in the state, according to Iowa Department of Transportation officials.

The board initially was presented with information on salaries for administrative positions from Iowa's 30 largest school districts last spring.

Near Van Meter, vandals struck the new state veterans cemetery one month before its grand opening.

Graduating students of Ruby Van Meter School, with their families, teachers, school staff, bus drivers, previous graduates and current students, reveled in the moment at commencement Tuesday night.

“You're buying history right here”

A box of old hubcaps. A plaque reading 'Goodyear Quota Maker 1953.' A bar of Sinclair soap. via Des Moines Register

Miami Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor, who is on the ABC hit show "Dancing with the Stars," will play in the CIBER Pro-Am at The Principal Charity Classic presented by Wells Fargo on May 28 at Glen Oaks ... via Des Moines Register

A Central Iowa company has been ordered to repay more than $284,000 to 22 home-repair customers. via KCRG

Who's been hot Molly Hill Sophomore, Norwalk Hill won the Norwalk Invitational , a triangular with Pella Christian and Boone and finished as medalist in a dual meet with Dallas Center-Grimes . She finished ... via Des Moines Register

“That should not have happened”

By JOHN MANGALONZO jmangalonzo@thehawkeye.com A state audit released Thursday identified more than $14,000 that was mishandled from a student activity fund at Burlington High School. via Hawk Eye

“That's the most important thing”

By CYNTHIA REYNAUD * REGISTER STAFF WRITER * April 11, 2008 Although robberies are almost impossible to prevent, businesses can be prepared, police say. via Http

“It's higher than it used to be”

Rising gas prices cause the cost of food to increase Autumn Vang, 3, helps her grandmother, Vickie Herrick, put groceries on the conveyor belt Thursday in a checkout lane at Sam's Main Street Market in Solon. via Press-Citizen