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State gets $2.5M grant for 911 system

Iowa has received a $2.5 million federal grant to upgrade 911 equipment and operations in call centers. The new technology, Next Generation 911, is an internet-based system that can reroute and transfer wireless calls. The …

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Urbandale completes trail along Waterford Road

The completion of a 10-foot-wide trail along the north side of Waterford Road between 156th and 170th streets brings the total amount of paved trails in Urbandale to more than 50 miles, city officials announced. …

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NOTEBOOK: Des Moines considering buying four electric vehicles

The city of Des Moines could soon join the growing number of government agencies across the United States that have electric vehicles in their vehicle fleets.

The City Council on Aug. 19 is slated to …

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Crane announces bid for West Des Moines council seat

Ryan Crane, director of charitable giving at the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines, announced plans to run for the at-large City Council seat being vacated by current Councilman Jim Sandager. Also running for the …

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McKinney announces bid for West Des Moines City Council seat

Matt McKinney, West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce Board chairman, has announced plans to run for the at-large City Council seat being vacated by current Councilman Jim Sandager. Sandager this week announced that he wasn’t …

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W.D.M. cemetery will no longer be island in the middle of a road

The city of West Des Moines has been taking aerial photos of construction work showing the widening of Mills Civic Parkway. This image shows the route of the road around Huston Cemetery, located in the…
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Johnson to lead rights commission

Gov. Kim Reynolds nominated Administrative Law Judge Elizabeth Johnson of Iowa Workforce Development as executive director of the Iowa Civil Rights Commission. Johnson, who previously was a staff member at the Iowa Civil Rights Commission, …

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Grassley won’t recommend that the president roll back tariffs on China

Des Moines Register: U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said he won’t recommend that President Donald Trump roll back tariffs on China, even with signs the trade war could run past the 2020 election. “I haven’t talked or …

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Urbandale Councilman Carver not seeking reelection

Michael Carver, who has served on the Urbandale City Council for 12 years, is not seeking reelection in November. He is the third City Council member to announce that he won’t seek reelection. Creighton Cox, who …

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Cox won’t seek reelection in Urbandale

Urbandale City Councilman Creighton Cox has decided not to seek reelection after eight years on the council. In an open letter to Urbandale citizens, Cox said he has taken a new job as manager of …