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Guest opinion column: Take care in remodeling; lead poisoning cases up

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:02:00 CDT

The Iowa Department of Public Health reports the number of childhood lead poisoning cases in Iowa is increasing. Between June and September of 2009, most of the cases investigated by lead inspectors resulted from homeowners renovating, remodeling, or making unsafe repairs to their pre-1978 homes.

Windsor Heights will choose 2 for council

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:38:00 CDT

Windsor Heights voters will head back to the polls Tuesday to choose two more City Council representatives.

Crime report — Windsor Heights

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:33:00 CDT

1001 73rd St., Nov. 5 - Police received a report of a theft from Walmart.

Tindrell, Robinson keep Y programs positive

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:25:00 CDT

The John R. Grubb YMCA gave a big thank-you to two of its most important volunteers recently.

AIB student volunteers go above and beyond

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:14:00 CDT

Students at AIB College of Business have donated more than 25,000 hours of their time to community organizations in the past four years.

Three cities build joint facility for training firefighters

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:13:00 CDT

Firefighters in Clive, Urbandale and Windsor Heights will soon be training at a facility unlike anything else in the metro area.

D.M. schools approve 78 to take early retirement

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:12:00 CDT

The number of Des Moines public school employees who sought early retirement this year was higher than the district’s average.

Every School Every Thursday -- Des Moines west

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:53:00 CDT

The Des Moines schools’ Success program received the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network’s Crystal Star Program Award of Excellence in Dropout Recovery, Intervention and Prevention. Honorees must have been in existence for at least three years, have an evaluation component showing clear evidence of accomplishments contributing to effective dropout prevention strategies and work, and have implemented at least five of the 15 strategies of the center. "Strategies implemented by the Success program include school-community collaboration, safe learning environments, family engagement, early literacy development, mentoring/tutoring, and after school and summer opportunities," said Margaret Jensen Connet, program manager, "but the panel of judges was most impressed with our family engagement and year-round programming, and the outcomes the program has achieved."

Des Moines church had no power, used generators for months

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:13:00 CDT

Leaders of a Des Moines church used gasoline generators to power their building for nine months before 28 children and adults suffered carbon monoxide poisoning there Sunday.