Browse past news stories for Pace in Des Moines, IA.

• Northey comments on latest crop report (The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil)
  posted on November 27, 2009 at 08:20:24 pm
  DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey commented on the Iowa Crops and Weather report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through October.
• Quiet Black Friday on Main Street (CNN Money)
  posted on November 27, 2009 at 06:16:16 pm
  Black Friday was slow and steady for Main Street retailers, a sharp contrast from the door-busting stampede of bargain hunters that rush Wal-Marts and Best Buys across the nation.
• Defensive Player of the Year: 'Relentless' Ales goes extra mile (Muscatine Journal)
  posted on November 27, 2009 at 07:25:35 am
  Even as a third grader, Isaac Ales played football with an aggressive mindset.
• Seven churches, one mission (The Fort Dodge Messenger)
  posted on November 27, 2009 at 05:06:33 am
  By LINDSEY MUTCHLER Messenger staff writer CLARION - Seven churches in this small town band together every year to provide the public with a Thanksgiving meal. This year 325 received warm food and fellowship for free at the Clarion-Goldfield High School cafetorium. "The food is prepared at Clarion Super Foods, and each church donates seven pies," Betty Haker said.
• WWU MEN'S BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Point guard Anderson hopes to provide spark for talented squad (The Bellingham Herald)
  posted on November 26, 2009 at 05:09:38 am
  "Shoot." Morris Anderson hears that a lot. The senior point guard for the Western Washin
• National Team Development Program Weekly Update (OurSports Central)
  posted on November 26, 2009 at 03:16:50 am
  THIS WEEK: The U.S. National Under-17 Team hits the road for a pair of tough USHL contests starting Friday night, when it meets USHL East Division rival Chicago Steel in Bensenville, Ill., at 7:30 p.m. CST. The U17s then travel for a date with the Des Moines Buccaneers Saturday at 7:05 p.m. CST... The U.S. National Under-18 Team will return to its NCAA schedule with a pair of Division III tilts ...
• High school girls’ basketball preview: Past fuels present for top teams (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on November 26, 2009 at 01:44:53 am
  Schools with strong basketball traditions seek to add more.
• Indianapolis airport to handle 27,000 (The Indianapolis Star)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 01:28:44 pm
  Most flights were running on time or listed as "Contact Airline" at the Indianapolis International Airport's Web site this morning, one of the airport's busiest travel days of the year.
• INA 2009 ALL-STATE FOOTBALL TEAMS (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 02:48:53 am
   
• Oct. home sales rise almost 36 percent (Detroit News)
  posted on November 24, 2009 at 06:06:37 am
  Washington -- Home sales surged for the second month in a row in October, climbing to the highest level in 2 1/2 years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring tax credit.
• Weekly Iowa crop report released (KWWL Iowa)
  posted on November 24, 2009 at 01:21:48 am
  In his weekly crop report, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey said harvest continues, but wet weather has slowed the drying progress for some farmers.
• Community College Enrollment Exceeds 100,000 (KCCI 8 Des Moines)
  posted on November 23, 2009 at 07:39:29 pm
  Community college enrollment in Iowa exceeded 100,000 for the first time ever this fall.
• Setting the 'Pace' (The Hays Daily News)
  posted on November 22, 2009 at 08:44:07 am
  Being named a finalist for one of the top awards in the country is great. Winning it is even better.
• Hot Start Burns Out (OurSports Central)
  posted on November 21, 2009 at 05:57:26 am
  The Waterloo Black Hawks scored twice in the first eight minutes Friday, but couldn't maintain the pace in a 7-3 loss visiting the Chicago Steel at Edge Ice Arena.
• Waller, Peter sign with Cyclones (Go Cyclones)
  posted on November 21, 2009 at 04:54:11 am
  The Iowa State men’s golf team has inked two state champions, Blake Waller of West Des Moines Dowling and Andrew Peter of Decorah, to national letters…
• Corn, Wheat Futures Fall as Demand for U.S. Grain Exports Ease (Bloomberg)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 08:53:56 pm
  Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Corn and wheat fell from the highest prices since June after a government report showed declining export demand for grain from the U.S., the world’s biggest shipper.
• OBITUARY: Alan Brown (Renton Reporter)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 06:16:41 pm
  Alan Lee Brown, 71, of Renton died at home on Nov. 3, 2009. He was born June 19, 1938, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Gale and Irene Brown. He worked for Sears, owned Al Brown’s ARCO service station and worked for Boeing for 28 years.
• Beavers edged in road contest at Grand View (Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 05:14:50 pm
  DES MOINES - Senior Nathan Parker and sophomore Doug Bissen each turned in 14 points, while freshman Wes Nordquist added 13, but it wasn't quite enough on Tuesday night as the Buena Vista men's...
• Comet girls continued successful run in ‘09 (The Tri-County Times)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 02:22:20 pm
  The 2009 cross country season saw the North Polk girls’ team show what it was made of by overcoming a challenging obstacle to turn in another fantastic campaign, while a young Comet boys’ squad steadily progressed throughout the year.
• Deemer trial: Investigator says defendant texted wife repeatedly (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 10:22:11 am
  Dakota City, Ia. - Kyle Deemer, a West Des Moines man on trial for murder, called and text-messaged his estranged wife at least a dozen times the day that he allegedly shot her and the man she was dating, a state investigator testified Wednesday.
• Deemer case testimony: High speed escapes followed double murder (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 07:48:14 pm
  Dakota City, Ia. - Accused murderer Kyle Deemer escaped authorities twice during high-speed chases through central Iowa back roads, a farm pasture and a corn field, law enforcement officers testified today.
• Waterloo Black Hawks Weekly (OurSports Central)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 07:26:23 pm
  Black Hawk forward Tyler Barnes matched his career-high with four points in Waterloo's 4-2 win against Tri City Friday. He was on the ice when the Hawks scored their lone goal in Lincoln Saturday. Barnes has found the score sheet at a blistering pace in October with ten points in four games.
• CBOT Soy Outlook: Lower, Follow Overnight, Lack Outside Support (INO News)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 03:13:04 pm
  CHICAGO (Dow Jones) - Soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade are expected to start Tuesday's day session on the defensive, following the overnight theme amid the absence of fresh supportive influences.
• Officially, Culver is now a triathlete (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 10:24:08 am
  The results are in on Gov. Chet Culver’s first triathlon: 3:03:27 for an "intermediate distance" triathlon.
• Boomer Economy (Forbes)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 06:50:16 am
  Why middle-aged ''progressives'' are stunting opportunity in Northern California.
• Weather favorable for harvest: Weekly Crop Report (KWWL Iowa)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 10:51:36 pm
  The report said Iowa received another full week of dry weather giving farmers a chance to make good progress on the harvest season. With soybean harvest nearly complete, producers could finally shift resources to corn harvest and fall fertilizer application. Space in grain driers continues to be the limiting factor to the corn harvest pace. Reporters also indicated some elevators were not ...
• Iowa schools scramble to cope as H1N1 flu outbreak lingers (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 10:09:20 am
  The H1N1 flu virus is forcing Iowa school officials to be inventive.
• BC women surge to 4-0 (Sioux City Journal)
  posted on November 15, 2009 at 04:02:01 am
  DUBUQUE, Iowa -- Briar Cliff women's basketball team iscurrently on an impressive offensive tear.
• Des Moines home sales leap 39% (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 10:11:53 am
  Des Moines-area home sales rose nearly 39 percent in October, and leaders hope an expanded federal tax credit will drive sales beyond the first-time homebuyer market.
• SPACE SURPLUS: Channel 13's Dave Price looks into whether developers overbuilt in downtown Des Moines (WHO-TV 13 Des Moines)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 04:27:59 am
  When you drive through downtown Des Moines, you can't help notice the signs...for sale, for lease, for rent. They surround properties around some of the cities newest attractions like the Pappajohn Sculpture Garden and the Principal Riverwalk. But are they signs developers got a little overanxious and overbuilt?