Des Moines County News

Dodge, 25, will go to trial for third-degree burglary as a habitual offender, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia Feb.

In the city election, voters sent two councilmen packing while giving two challengers the opportunity to serve for the next four years.

By Bobby Wilson Seniors and some not-yet seniors in the area will want to be at the Burlington Public Library Friday morning for a "Specifically for Seniors" program that should have them recalling their teen years, and the music, styles and hangouts that were so much a part of their youth.

Marshall did exactly that in April after District Court Judge John Linn said he was not willing to "abide by the terms of the plea agreement" because of Marshall's criminal history.

A senior adviser to President Barack Obama says the government will catch up to the demand for H1N1 flu vaccine within a week.

After many local battles, the party won the majority in the U.S. House and Senate in 2006.

Task force finds local support for M.P. facility. MOUNT PLEASANT -- At the beginning of a meeting where a legislative task force was to hear public comments on the merits of the local mental health institute, 53 people had signed up to speak.

Johnathan Russell Barnett, 19, who is charged with second-degree burglary, was booked into the Des Moines County jail for the failure to appear warrant, along with an additional charge of absent from custody.

DENNIS RICHARDS IS CHARGED WITH SECOND-DEGREE MURDER AND SECOND-DEGREE ARSON IN THE DEATH OF CYD RICHARDS LAST JANUARY.

John Gaines/The Hawk Eye West Burlington firefighters battle the fire Monday at Kenny Dix's home, 3257 Rock Springs Road, in rural Des Moines County south of Burlington.

Burlington couple Terry and Sheri Callahan live a relatively simple life, just like their parents before them.

Two Des Moines County entities were honored Thursday by The Iowa Tourism Office and the Travel Federation during the 2009 Iowa Tourism Conference in Tama Thursday.

The Dubuque City Council is seeking a volunteer to serve on the Mississippi River Partnership Council.

A 19-year-old woman from southeast Iowa accused of having sex with two boys will go on trial early next year.

John Lovretta/The Hawk Eye Sixteen-month-old Natalie Wibbell of Dallas City, Ill., under the watchful eyes of her parents, John and Tiffany, gets a shot from Peggy Moreland of Lomax, Ill., the Lee County Health Department's Maternal Child Health coordinator, Wednesday during a H1N1 vaccination clinic offered by the Lee County Health Department at ...

He is asking a judge to possibly review the conditions of his release, perhaps lower his bond or release him under the supervision of probation officials without posting any money -- pretrial release.

Des Moines County prosecutors used Jesse Joseph Dodge's past felony convictions as basis for charging him with third-degree burglary as a habitual offender late last week.

Absentee ballots are now available for municipal elections set for Nov. 3 in Des Moines County.

Concern over a flu bug with H1N1 symptoms forced West Burlington Elementary School to cancel classes on Friday.

Since August, some county employees have had the option of paying for chair massages offered at the county board's meeting room at the downtown Burlington courthouse.