Regional Round-Up is the place to click for interesting news and lifestyle stories across the area.
Property tax break to expire this year
Des Moines leaders are weighing the future of a popular tax break credited with bringing new development and people to the city.
___________________________________________
Grant targets adult bingers, teen drinkers
A Keokuk man hopes to reverse drinking problems believed to be occurring in Lee County.
___________________________________________
Council approves street plan; turns down water board incumbent
The council voted 5-0 to hold a public hearing Aug. 15 to discuss the general obligation capital loan notes the city plans to issue to pay for street improvements.
___________________________________________
More Stories Below

___________________________________________
Senator Rupp announces candidacy for Secretary of State
A lawmaker who's running for Secretary of State says incumbent Democrat Robin Carnahan is too liberal for Missouri.
___________________________________________
Reduce "brain drain" before school starts
Chances are your child won't go to school at the same knowledge level he or she left with.
___________________________________________
Prisoners give back to their communities
The Missouri Department of Corrections is trying to teach inmates to give back to communities and victims through the department's Restorative Justice Program.
___________________________________________
 | |
Find out what's popular on Twitter