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Altoona is getting rid of a roundabout and replacing it with a four-way stop. See where:
The city of Altoona is getting rid of a roundabout. Crews began working Monday to remove the roundabout at the intersection of 10th Avenue Southeast and 15th Street Southeast, according to a news release. The small roundabout is in a residential neighborhood near Falcon Ridge Park. ...
29 immigrants naturalized in Des Moines
DES MOINES, Iowa — On Independence Day, 29 immigrants from 19 countries had their naturalization ceremony at Principal Park before the Iowa Cubs played. Randy Wehofer, the Vice President and Assistant General Manager of the Iowa Cubs, said that the ceremony reminds fans what the Fourth of July is about.
FEMA opens disaster recovery center in Pleasant Hill for victims of spring storms
As central Iowa residents recover from damage caused by spring tornadoes and other storms, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is opening a temporary Disaster Recovery Center this week to help them apply for aid. The worst storm during that period was a May 20 EF4 tornado that touched down near...
Smithfield Foods Closing its Iowa Facility
(NAFB.com) – Smithfield Foods will close its Altoona, Iowa, ham boning facility and consolidate the production volume at other locations to improve the efficiency of its manufacturing platform. Smithfield says it will provide transition assistance to the 314 employees at the facility who will be affected by the closure. The company will meet with employees individually to provide additional details about the transition plans, including severance and potential employment opportunities with Smithfield. “We appreciate the great work our Altoona employees have done over the years and are committed to supporting every employee through the transition,” says Doug Sutton, chief manufacturing officer at Smithfield Foods. “We’ve been successful in retaining many of our people in positions with Smithfield during previous consolidations and will provide information about opportunities at other Smithfield locations.” Production from Smithfield’s Altoona facility will be consolidated into existing company facilities in Monmouth, Illinois, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Crete, Nebraska.
Des Moines Police Department Says 350 Guns Are Currently Stored as Evidence
(Des Moines, IA) -- 350 guns are in storage as evidence at the Des Moines Police Department as of the end of last month. DMPD says 58 guns were recovered just in the month of June. Among those 58 gun confiscations include:. 10 connected to shooting investigations. 7 taken from...
Omaha swept in Des Moines with 6-5 loss to Iowa
DES MOINES – The Omaha Storm Chasers were swept in Des Moines, falling to the Iowa Cubs 6-5 Saturday at Principal Park. For the sixth time in as many games this week, Iowa scored first, plating two runs in the bottom of the first inning on a solo homer off Omaha starting pitcher Anthony Veneziano for a 2-0 Cubs lead.
Revive Clinic and Spa Prep of the Week: Addi Starr, Ankeny Centennial softball
Senior catcher and third baseman Addi Starr has helped the sixth-ranked Ankeny Centennial softball team to a 26-9 record. The Jaguars are 11-3 in the CIML Conference, putting them in a four-way tie for first place atop the league standings heading into Monday’s doubleheader at home against No. 11 Urbandale.
$800,000 South of Grand home mixes classic curb appeal with the comforts of modern upgrades
A classic South of Grand property has been listed for sale at 147 34th St. in Des Moines, combining an appealing blend of French Revival architectural style, and a host of 21st century amenities behind its stately brick façade. Built in 1937, the 1,982-square-foot,1½ story, four-bedroom and five-bathroom property...
Historic front page from the Des Moines Register, March 9, 1926: School voters reject KKK
As anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic and anti-Black sentiment mounts in the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan becomes increasingly powerful across the Midwest. On March 9, 1926, the Des Moines Register's sister paper, the Evening Tribune, reports that a ticket headed by women has turned back an effort to install a KKK majority on the city's school board. The women-led effort succeeds just six years after passage of the 19th Amendment grants women the right to vote. One of the successful candidates, Millicent Lincoln, identified in the article as Mrs. S.E. Lincoln, becomes president of the board and serves as a longtime leader of the Iowa PTA.
Kansas State Will Play Host To MVC Champion Drake At The T-Mobile Center In December
The Kansas State men's basketball team will play host to Missouri Valley Conference Tournament champion Drake in the Wildcat Classic on Tuesday, December 17 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. The matchup will mark the 13th Wildcat Classic game at the T-Mobile Center with K-State winning 10 of the...
Panorama Baseball Season Comes To An End
The Panorama Panther baseball team battled hard, but unfortunately their season comes to an end as the Panthers fell to the Ankeny Christian Eagles 4-1. Panorama came out into Saturday’s contest with a fire, and quickly took a one point lead in the top of the first. The Panthers would hold the Eagles scoreless for a majority of the game, but would lose their grip on the lead as Ankeny Christian scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth. The Eagles would assure their victory and put the final nail in the Panther season’s coffin scoring their final run in the bottom of the sixth, to secure a 4-1 victory against Panorama.
Vote: Des Moines Register Iowa Ortho Athletes of the Week for July 1-7
Last week saw district play begin for Iowa high school baseball teams in Classes 1A and 2A. The regular season is starting to wind down for baseball teams in 3A and 4A, and for softball teams from across the state. Regional softball games and 3A and 4A baseball substate play will begin this week. ...
Southeast Idaho cowboys and cowgirls compete in National Junior High Finals Rodeo
The National Junior High Finals Rodeo was June 23-29 in Des Moines, Iowa. It featured more than 1,000 cowboys and cowgirls from all across the country, including several who were representing Southeast Idaho. And one of them, nearly won a national championship. Malad City's Bronson Smith took second in the saddle bronc riding. He finished with 197 points after scoring a 68 in the short go-round finals Saturday. But it...
The Tornado to be named a Landmark Coaster
ALTOONA, Iowa — Adventureland’s Tornado roller coaster will be named a landmark coaster by the American Coaster Enthusiasts. The organization will present the Altoona theme park with its landmark plaque on August 17, when the park hosts the American Coaster Enthusiasts’ national Preservation Conference. The plaque will be located near Tornado’s entrance.
Caught in a coup far from home, this Iowan stumbles on common ground in an airport lounge
Editor's note: John Sorrell first told this story on stage at the Des Moines Storytellers Project's "Travel." The Des Moines Storytellers Project is a series of storytelling events in which community members work with Register journalists to tell true, first-person stories live on stage. An edited version appears below. It...
1961 – Hutcherson Wins Warmup at Donnellson
Donnellson, Iowa (July 7, 1961) – Dick Hutcherson, Keokuk, warmed up for the Iowa International 300-lapper in Des Moines, by winning the 100-lap International Stock Car Association stock car feature at the Lee County Fairgrounds on Friday evening. Most of the drivers competing in the 300-lap feature at the...
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