Altoona NewsLocal news for Altoona, IA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Rural water association honors former Runnells resident- June 30, 2008 Shirley Bos didn't come back for the weather. The 69-year-old was inducted into the Iowa Rural Water Association Hall of Fame on June 18 during a meeting of IRWA managers at the Holiday Inn Express in Altoona.http://www.topix.net/city/altoona-ia/2008/06/rural-water-association-honors-former-runnell... Crime report -- Ankeny- June 28, 2008 600 block of Southwest Ankeny Road, June 3 - A 23-year-old Ankeny man was charged with possession of narcotics. 900 block of Southeast Oralabor Road, June 5 - A 43-year-old West Des Moines man was charged with third-degree theft. 800 block of Southeast Belmont Drive, June 5 - A 49-year-old Ankeny man was arrested on a warrant. 1900 block of Southwest Third Street, June 7 - A 21-year-old Knoxville man was arrested on a warrant. 1000 block of Southeast Oralabor Road, June 7 - A 26-year-old Story..http://www.topix.net/city/altoona-ia/2008/06/crime-report-ankeny?fromrss=1 Ankeny Art Center's chief exits to explore her artwork- June 26, 2008 The Ankeny Art Center's director has resigned from that post to focus more on her own creations.http://www.topix.net/city/altoona-ia/2008/06/ankeny-art-centers-chief-exits-to-explore-her... Driver assaulted in traffic- June 24, 2008 A woman was robbed in downtown Des Moines early Sunday morning while trying to find her friends.http://www.topix.net/city/altoona-ia/2008/06/driver-assaulted-in-traffic?fromrss=1 Waukee alumni share high school memories- June 22, 2008 Waukee's streets were paved in dirt and the downtown Triangle was dotted with hitch racks for horses when Richard Nesselroad attended Waukee High School in 1933.http://www.topix.net/city/altoona-ia/2008/06/waukee-alumni-share-high-school-memories?from... Huser out raises Ballard- June 20, 2008 Campaign finance reports to the state show Rep. Geri Huser out raised challenger Matthew Ballard by $14,542.83 between Jan.http://www.topix.net/city/altoona-ia/2008/06/huser-out-raises-ballard?fromrss=1 Lose the baggage- June 18, 2008 Albert Liu is a master of something most American travelers fail miserably at. The art of packing light.http://www.topix.net/city/altoona-ia/2008/06/lose-the-baggage?fromrss=1 Water creeping toward Des Moines' bus barn- June 16, 2008 Water is creeping toward the Des Moines Public Schools bus garage near Martin Luther King Jr.http://www.topix.net/city/altoona-ia/2008/06/water-creeping-toward-des-moines-bus-barn?fro... 1948: Mitchellville Legion put a dance floor at the park- June 14, 2008 Altoona - Family and high school classmates of Mindy Jubek remembered the special student who died in her teens from brain injuries suffered as a 6-year-old. Harry Clark participated in Gov.http://www.topix.net/city/altoona-ia/2008/06/1948-mitchellville-legion-put-a-dance-floor-a... |