West Burlington News

The event ran from 4 to 6 p.m., and lights and people filled the downtown businesses.

Des Moines County Regional Solid Waste Commission officials may have a Plan B if county supervisors decline to issue bonds to pay for mandated improvements at the landfill outside West Burlington.

Thai woman spending a year in Burlington to take classes and improve her English.

Mexican peso dropped in Mount Pleasant Walmart bucket. The Hawk Eye The click of coins in a Salvation Army kettle Friday rang with the sound of 0.10 of an ounce of gold.

Craig Allen Thomas' judgment for two counts of delivery of a controlled substance was deferred, and he was placed on probation for five years.

Attorneys expected to make selections after final pretrial hearings. By JOHN MANGALONZO jmangalonzo@thehawkeye.com Jury selection begins today in the trial of Dennis Duane Richards for the murder of his former wife and the subsequent burning of the woman's home.

Suit alleges director knew of relationship, ignored it. By JOHN MANGALONZO jmangalonzo@thehawkeye.com A civil lawsuit raises serious allegations against a Burlington treatment center, accusing its administrator of having knowledge that a former therapist had a sexual relationship with a juvenile client and did nothing about it.

John Lovretta/The Hawk Eye Curry Bernand of Burlington tries to snag a piece of food from his daughter Bethannie, 4, during the 15th annual Community Free Thanksgiving Dinner Thursday at the Burlington High School cafeteria.

Bucktail Lodge owners hire a lawyer in their battle against the Iowa Smokefree Air Act.

Small business owners in Iowa are standing against the smoking ban, trying to get it overturned.

A tight budget will give the state's Department of Human Services a unique opportunity to open a conversation with the Iowa Legislature during the 2010 session.

Each did not favor the candidate that was behind. In Friday's recount of the Nov.

DYERSVILLE, Iowa -- While a potential site isn't yet clear, the major funding source for a new community center in the city of Dyersville gained more clarity this week.

A Des Moines County judge is considering a West Burlington bar owner's claim that Iowa's smoking ban violates the state and federal constitution.

By Bobby Wilson In the late '90s a rock/folk quintet based out of Des Moines enjoyed considerable success on the local college scene.

While most doctors venture to Jamaica to get away from the pressures of caring for patients, Tom Rexroth will be doing just the opposite as he visits the Caribbean island this week.

Danville Mayor LeRoy Lippert has a deal for the Burlington library board of directors he hopes they can't refuse.

County attorney aims to help landlords identify problems, act responsibly. By JOHN MANGALONZO jmangalonzo@thehawkeye.com Getting good rental housing is one thing.

Matt Ryerson/The Hawk Eye Fancy Nancy fans, pictured clockwise from lower left, Kennedy Ritter, 3, of West Burlington; Emma Perdelwitz, 4, of Danville; and Taylor Siegel, 5, of Burlington, listen to a story during the Fancy Nancy Tea Party Saturday at the Burlington Public Library.

The new rule would have required many businesses and organizations to have written identity-theft prevention programs.