by admin | Sep 29, 2006 | Crime & Courts
A western Iowa man has been sentenced to prison time for killing an elderly woman. Forty-eight-year-old Ross Holford of Council Bluffs was a handyman for 93-year-old Violet Christensen of Council Bluffs. In exchange for doing maintenance work, Christensen let Holford...
by admin | Sep 29, 2006 | Crime & Courts
A southwest Iowa woman faces numerous charges after she rammed her own house in Montgomery County and nearly ran down a Sheriff’s deputy on Thursday night. According to Sheriff Tony Updegrove, 33-year-old Jennifer W. Clark was arrested following an incident that...
by admin | Sep 29, 2006 | Politics & Government
Wal-Mart has launched a drive to give all its employees voter registration materials. Beth Runyan, manager of the new West Des Moines Wal-Mart, led about 30 of her employees in cheers just after eight this morning, then explained the retailer had decided to hand out...
by admin | Sep 29, 2006 | News
A pair of good friends meet tonight when Boone visits Dallas Center-Grimes in a battle of unbeatens in class 3A district two. Scott Heitland spent five years at Boone, the final year as defensive coordinator for coach Mark Camenisch, before taking over at Dallas...
by admin | Sep 29, 2006 | News
In class 3A the lead in district one is on the line when seventh ranked Spencer visits number three LeMars. For Spencer this will be a chance for a second straight big road victory after the Tigers won at Sioux City Heelan last week. Spencer coach Jim Tighe says they...
