Historical Midwest Home With 8 Bedrooms Goes On the Market for $500K—but There’s a...
The 4,131-square-foot, eight-bedroom property is on the market for $500,000 and features three stories plus a basement.
Design, construction plans develop for Ames’ new solid waste facility
The design process is well underway for Ames' new solid waste disposal and recycling facility, with construction expected to start next spring. The city intends to construct a new Resource Recovery and Recycling campus along Freel Drive, just south of Lincoln Way, for about $16.8 million. The new facility will handle...
Trostel’s Greenbriar, after the gunslinger rode off
When Colorado cowboy Paul Trostel rode into Des Moines in the early 1970s, the city thought: appetizers meant a choice of shrimp cocktail, tomato juice or fruit cocktail; that wine choices were simply “red or white;” and that French dressings were all orange and very sweet. He changed Des Moines restaurant culture by...
Almost 100 residential units planned for Discovery Point development
Nearly 100 residential units are planned for a development called Discovery Point in the ISU Research Park area. Two properties, 3300 and 3200 University Boulevard, are owned by Hunziker Construction Services, Inc. The company plans to develop multiple buildings with a mix of apartment and dwelling units. Development...
When a minority leader stumbles, the whole community pays the price
“Catch Me If You Can” is one of my favorite Broadway musicals. It’s about the story of Frank Abagnale, a man who impersonated a pilot, doctor, lawyer and more, without ever finishing high school. I love singing the song “Fly, Fly Away,” which is sung by Abagnale’s love interest, Brenda. She acknowledges the false...
Unity Point Nurses Vote Next Week On Union Membership
(Des Moines, IA) -- Nurses from four Unity Point Hospitals in the Des Moines metro will vote next week on whether to unionize. They've been in discussions with joining the Teamster's Union since last fall. "We've asked, we've begged for safe environments...nurses are continually being assaulted while we're at work....
2,000 Des Moines area UnityPoint nurses to vote on unionization this month
About 2,000 nurses in four Des Moines area UnityPoint Health campuses will vote early this month on whether to unionize their ranks for what leaders of the movement say will bring more bargaining power for salaries, benefits and working conditions through a proposed affiliation with the Teamsters Union. Nurses...
Federal funding for free high school equivalency program at risk
DES MOINES, Iowa– Des Moines Area Community College has been providing a high school equivalency diploma free of charge to students since the 1970s, but federal funding for the program is in jeopardy. The HiSET, formerly known as the GED, offers adults who did not obtain a high school diploma the chance to earn an […]
Iowa Weather Alert: Light Freezing Drizzle and 25° Below Wind Chill Risk
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Des Moines, IA – Cold air grips central Iowa this morning, and the sound of tires crunching over frost is a familiar warning — winter is here for real. A thin glaze of freezing drizzle on untreated pavement...
Two Drake neighborhood businesses set to close by 2026
Haiku, a sushi and Asian fusion restaurant on 31st Street across from the Drake University campus, has permanently closed, the Des Moines Register announced on Nov. 11. The Iowa Secretary of State website has confirmed that the business has gone inactive. Lefty’s Live Music, a live music venue and full-service...
