Urbandale, IA|News|
Controlled Burns Planned In Two Urbandale Parks
Officials will use fire to remove invasive plants in the Jackaline Baldwin Dunlap Park and Arboretum and Walnut Creek Regional Park.

Melissa Myers relaunched the Central Iowa Patch websites in September 2017 and is a lifelong Des Moines resident with a passion for community journalism. She worked most of her 28-year career in The Des Moines Register newsroom, writing and editing news stories about the metro and suburban communities. She is an empty-nester and enjoys community activities and volunteering with her high school alumni and booster organizations.
Officials will use fire to remove invasive plants in the Jackaline Baldwin Dunlap Park and Arboretum and Walnut Creek Regional Park.

The person who killed Curtis Ross should be considered armed and dangerous, according to the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.
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A mix of retail, restaurant and features such as a bandshell and amphitheater are in the long-term plan for the Merle Hay Road Town Center.
Participation in National Night Out this year gave Urbandale its first top 10 ranking among communities of a similar size.
Designing, building and testing a rocket that can reach an altitude of one mile and transmit data will continue until the April competition.
The transaction will add iconic news, business and sports publications to Meredith's portfolio of lifestyles brands.
Deals available online today include discounted tickets to Iowa Wild games, the Iowa State Fair and UNI basketball and wrestling.
Deals available online today include discounted tickets to Iowa Wild games, the Iowa State Fair and UNI basketball and wrestling.
The mayor will have a special guest helping him light the Christmas tree at 6 p.m. Dec. 1.
The new Urbandale High School student group inspires students to change the world by taking action to meet community needs.
Downtown Chamber member businesses will have "passports" for shoppers to collect stamps and submit by Dec. 12 for prize drawings.
A 29-year-old hog farmer from Ryan started an online version of the traditional co-op buying system used in farming.
Iowa trails only Texas when it comes to the states creating the most wind energy production.
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