Click on this link to learn all about starting kindergarten at Mitchellville Elementary Mitchellville Kindergarten Information Template 407 8th Street SE | Altoona IA 50009 Accessibility Non-Discimination Policy Iowa Website Design by Webspec They were full of small town warmth an d friendliness No doubt they will be greatly missed by many We wish to express our condolence for your loss Don and Virginia were and still are a spiritual and emotional gift to those blessed enough to have known them © 2025 Hamilton's Funeral and After Life Services Ross Dress for Less will open a new store in Mitchellville on March 8 The 18,500 square foot store is located in the Vista Gardens Marketplace Shopping Center at the southeast corner of Martin Luther King Ross Dress for Less and dd’s DISCOUNTS® currently operate over 2,100 off-price apparel and home fashion stores in 43 states © Copyright 2012 - 2023 | citybiz | All Rights Reserved This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page “We are aware of the medical emergency that occurred at Mitchellville Elementary during dismissal on Tuesday,” a school district representative said Ed and Mary your friendship is so dear to my father Bill He has such great love and memories from you both and speaks of you often Our love and prayers for your family at this time May God welcome Mary and be with you and your family at this time She was such a beautiful lady and very kind OO Ed this comes as a surprise to me--I havent took the time to keep up with you guys but thought of her often and never pick up the phone- God be with you and TJ and God will see that she in a good and happy place up there too -Thinking of you My mom went to school with both your parents I'm so sorry to learn of the death of Maezy She was a genuine person who treated everyone she met with the utmost kindness your family is in our thoughts and prayers but there may be comfort in knowing Grandma Fraker is at peace and is healthy again in Heaven You were so blessed to be able to spend those last We are sending your family an abundance of love Get important news about your town as it happens Get the top stories from across our network Are you sure you want to unsubscribe from daily updates Detectives in Prince George’s County are searching for whoever shot and killed a 19-year-old inside a Mitchellville home over the weekend — and there’s a $25,000 reward for answers Prince George's County Police are investigating the fatal shooting was found dead just after midnight on Sunday Officers with the Prince George’s County Police Department were called to the 700 block of St they found the teen suffering from gunshot wounds Now the department’s Homicide Unit is working to figure out what led to the deadly gunfire and who pulled the trigger Want breaking news in the DMV as it happens, or want to contribute? Join the DMV All Incidents Facebook group I will miss exchanging recipes and sending you pictures of what I made We will think of you everytime we go to the Golden Corral and will keep your little table we got just for your drinks Ill keep the dress you made Paige and Hillary has her monopoly shoes You were the favorite Aunt that sent crowns and high heeled shoes to your "curly sue" Tim cherishes tthe quilt you put together from his grandmas quilting squares We know your in a better place and that we'll see each other again I am so sorry to each one of upon the loss of Reyna sending prayèrs for the whole family i am tryly i am very sad its hard when a family member gets taken from us my heart goes out to tbe family god bless all of u you will b be trulhthy missed n your friend jeananne hill love u all To all the family : i am so sorry for your loss My thoughts and prayers are with the whole family My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this difficult time please know that you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers Hugs and prayers for your strength at this time Martha I'm so sorry for your loss my thoughts and prayers are with you and the family love you Thank you for loving and caring about our Villegas family No one will understand ou love for a small town I want to send my condolences to the Kathy and the entire Cochrane Family and guidance during this time and the weeks to come I know loosing a loved one is never easy and our hearts are never prepared Please know I am here for each of you no matter what Thoughts and prayers are with the Cochran family Just wanted to pass along condolences to you all and his love of a really good joke will be the things I take away from my time with him Your family has been in our thoughts and prayers Always loved your dad's sense of humor and was lucky to have him as a teacher He was a wonderful person and one of my favorite instructors A small town on the eastern edge of Polk County has plans to grow while also building a buffer from its rapidly-expanding neighbors as officials look to bring new developments online and annex agricultural land around the city's current footprint including from farmers who would keep farming More:As suburbs annex land, how big will places like Ankeny and West Des Moines get? "We don't want to be like a Windsor Heights and swallowed up from all the big surrounding towns," said city administrator Tammi Dillavou City officials have laid out priorities for land they might want to annex that could help create an agricultural shield from the growth of other communities or be a good place for future development that would help Mitchellville boost tax base while maintaining a small town vibe That could mean Mitchellville could reach out to property owners to see if they'd like to voluntarily annex in The short-term priority includes prime real estate to the north of Interstate 80 an area where Bondurant and Altoona each have their own concepts for potential development More:See where east Des Moines suburbs like Altoona, Bondurant, Pleasant Hill plan for growth "We're hoping that's how a lot of people in that area identify and that they want to stay in our community because it's only going to be so long before they're in one of these three," Mayor Nicholas Murrow said "If they identify as Mitchellville residents and they have connections to Mitchellville Other short-term priorities for annexation include land immediately south of Northeast 62nd Avenue and east of Northeast 116th Street The city's longer-term planning map stretches north from Northeast 70th Avenue and south to Highway 163 Mitchellville's goal is to roughly double in size so the town can support amenities like a grocery store or a car wash Census recorded Mitchellville's population as 2,485 which includes the inmates at the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women The census counted about 570 people in the area that includes the prison Projects are already moving ahead: Kimberley Development is building a residential subdivision on Mitchellville's north side that will include 280 homes while there are plans for a possible truck stop gas station and warehouse near the interstate exit More:Amazon seeks $600,000 tax cut in Polk County property assessment appeal New residents and businesses would help with the city's budget, too. Mitchellville has contended with the need to fix the water main to address issues with water quality and discoloration a $10 million project that is being done in pieces The city has also has proposed a new public safety building and officials would like to add 24-hour police coverage instead of contracting with the sheriff's office to fill in shifts The plan ultimately includes having a buffer of farmland around Mitchellville as nearby communities continue to grow out "We really like the fact that we're surrounded by farms here," said Murrow whose family has farmed in the area since 1848 and right now we don't quite have the budgetary means to maintain what we want and to be able to grow without being potentially swallowed up in the future." Chris Higgins covers the eastern suburbs for the Register. Reach him at chiggins@registermedia.com or 515-423-5146 and follow him on Twitter @chris_higgins_ We are a 4H family and we want you to know we will keep you in our thoughts I remember Jax from working in Promise Land I pray that God will comfort your family as only He can no parent should ever have to endure this type of loss Ive been praying for you and your family every night may God bring you peace and guide you to goodness and light I have been heartbroken to hear of Jax's passing Sincerely Melissa Shelton ( Nikki's friend) Our prayers are with you as you mourn the loss of your precious Jax Sincerest condolences Brother Hawxby to you and your family Prayers of sympathy and comfort to you on the passing of Jax Chuck Long and I so enjoyed the chance to meet you and be supportive of Jax's courageous battle when we gathered in Altoona We share in your sense of loss but know his smile and positive attitude have and will continue to inspire Our sincere condolences to you and your family We know he was loved by many and a part of Mitchellville Your 'ville' is there for your family allow them to love on your family and to support you all as you adjust to your loss I'm so sorry for your families loss of Jax The mayor of Mitchellville has resigned ahead of a move out of state Mayor Nicholas Murrow officially submitted his resignation at the City Council meeting Monday he said he will be moving to Missouri for a career opportunity that he couldn't pass up and to be closer to family "I'm truly grateful for the trust and confidence that our community has put in me over the years," Murrow wrote in his resignation letter but my confidence in my colleagues will let me be at peace for making it." Murrow said in the post that his family has been there since before Mitchellville was incorporated and that he'll be the seventh generation of Murrow to be buried there He was elected mayor in 2021 and previously served on the City Council He said crews are breaking ground on the city's next water main project in a few weeks that he is confident will put an end to Mitchellville's long-standing issues with water discoloration Murrow also said there will be significant commercial development coming to Mitchellville's northwest side that will join residential development to the northeast Murrow also worked on a plan to pursue growth while buffering Mitchellville from the explosive development of nearby Altoona and Bondurant "I'm proud of everything our city has accomplished and of each and every elected leader we have and our city staff," Murrow wrote in the post for voicing your concerns and fighting for the best I encourage all of you to become involved in the decisions of the community voice your opinions and maybe even run for office." Murrow will have one last hurrah as mayor before his resignation takes effect: The Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa will roll through Mitchellville on July 27 The City Council is expected to fill the mayor's seat with an appointment at its Aug. 7 meeting. That person will serve through the November election. Under Iowa law Mitchellville voters could gather signatures for a petition to force a special election Chris Higgins covers the eastern suburbs for the Register. Reach him at chiggins@registermedia.com or 515-423-5146 and follow him on Twitter @chris_higgins We just wanted to let you know how sorry we are for your loss Know that we are thinking of you and you are in our prayers Cameron enjoyed playing baseball this past summer with Ryan I hope that you can find some peace in knowing that he had many friends we are so very sorry to hear the news of Ryan's death Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you Our many heartfelt memories of Ryan will live with us forever....we will lift you all up in our prayers in these upcoming difficult times ahead Please know that we are here for you and will always hold Ryan in our hearts We are so very sorry for you and your family over the loss of Ryan We carry fond memories of a fine young man and we will miss him terribly Know you will continue to be in our thoughts and prayers I worked with Mary for 20 some years when she was Secretary of Iowa Municipal Finance Officers Association and I was the Treasurer We met at the post office & Mary was one of the first to welcome me to Mitchellville Her kindness & beautiful smile will be remembered She was a mentor to me and convinced me that I should take over from her as the IMFOA Secretary Loved our lunches together and I still use a recipe she gave me She was always a very kind and loving person to all she knew her many friends and her fellow quilters Mary was a great lady and there will be a very special place for her in heaven My deepest sympathies to Mark and Katy and Jackie and Denny and their families May your memories of great times comfort you Jack was very smart and was knowledgeable about many subjects His advice was always solid and based on common sense So glad we got to see him when we were back in Des Moines Jack would travel to many cities over the years to watch the games He was always funny and had stories to tell THEEE two biggest hockey fans in Iowa bar none...Jack/Larry! What fun the trips were and the laughs listening to the police scanner! From the time met him he was a friend to me He was easy to talk with and always provided a lot of laughs He introduced me to cigars years ago and I enjoyed many hockey games and long road trips with he and Larry The best thing about Jack is that he was always genuinely “Jack” and always entertaining I worked the same shift as Jack for many years Good memories of going to hockey games with him and Larry I am sure he and Larry are already sharing stories I wonder if there is a smoking room up there Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family Virginia Home / News / Government & Politics / State Government New warden served most recently as deputy warden at Anamosa deputy warden at the Anamosa State Penitentiary to become warden of the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women in Mitchellville Waddle, who starts in her new role June 10, succeeds Sheryl Dahm, who became Mitchellville warden in 2017 "Michelle is such an incredible leader within our correctional system,“ Iowa Department of Corrections Director Beth Skinner said in a statement ”Her years of experience and dedication to this department's mission will serve ICIW well for years to come I have nothing but confidence in her abilities and I look forward to her time leading our outstanding team members at ICIW." Waddle began her Iowa corrections career at the Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility in 1998 She has served in numerous roles during her tenure including treatment services director at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison; associate warden of treatment at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Coralville; and most recently as deputy warden of the Anamosa State Penitentiary The Corrections Department did not immediately provide Waddle’s salary The range for warden salaries in Iowa is from $77,168 to $155,646 The Iowa Correctional Institution for Women is a minimum/medium security prison with capacity for 654 women. On Monday, it was over capacity with 661 women, the Corrections Department reported. Comments: (319) 339-3157; erin.jordan@thegazette.com The Gazette has been informing Iowans with in-depth local news coverage and insightful analysis for over 140 years independent journalism with a subscription today © 2025 The Gazette | All Rights Reserved They didn’t plan on the cold temperatures and snow on the ground but that didn’t stop Mitchellville Elementary from holding their RAM Run as the final event of their Mitchellville Elementary Health Fair last Friday Students heard from a variety of different speakers about how to eat exercise and take care of their bodies to be healthy full day of information and activity for both students and staff dentists and chiropractors were just a few of the guest speakers who shared with students ways to relieve stress through yoga which foods are rich in calcium and practicing CPR Thanks to all of the speakers and staff for helping make our students healthy and happy The Race! Altoona has approved an agreement with Mitchellville to set a line that limits future annexation On the table was a proposed annexation moratorium agreement with Mitchellville that would draw a line along Northeast 96th Street from Interstate 80 to Northeast 46th Avenue The cities could not cross the line as they expand The Altoona City Council approved the agreement following a public hearing at its Monday meeting Des Moines area communities can grow by annexing sections of unincorporated Polk County into their city borders Under the moratorium agreement — which would last 10 years — Altoona could not annex land east of the line while Mitchellville could not annex west of it More: Mitchellville, eyeing growth, wants farmers to annex in to keep Altoona, Bondurant at bay Altoona also would not be able to annex Thomas Mitchell Park, which is south of the line and currently outside either city's limits, but is strongly tied to Mitchellville's community identity and named after the town's founder, who played a significant role in the area's history and development The proposal says the agreement would allow for orderly planning and development while ensuring communication between the two cities as they grow The Mitchellville City Council approved the agreement April 1 Mitchellville officials have said they would have ideally wanted the dividing line to go extend further south than Northeast 46th Avenue The agreement would not block the cities from making annexations across 96th Street south of there Chris Higgins covers the eastern and northern suburbs for the Register. Reach him at chiggins@registermedia.com or 515-423-5146 and follow him on Twitter @chris_higgins_ My mind has been exploding with memories the last couple days My condolences to Leona and all the kids I grew up with Sharing your feelings of loss and celebration of a life well lived I was allowed to observed the most loving and caring wife and family Personal lives were put on hold to take care of him and carry out his wishes Thinking of all of you as you mourn the loss of Jack I know many of us have broken hearts at this time and none as broken as Your Mother and Brother and the rest of Your Family & Amanda....Oh little brother I already miss You and always will You are with Christ now... Janet & Joey I am so sorry and my deepest heartfelt sympathy to You and Your Family & Loved Ones... Your candle burned out way to soon so many will miss you so much Josh....You are in His Arms Now and Forever Josh never missed a morning at our coffee shop We sat and talked for hours about his love for music his love in helping people and especially his love for his family & friends he joked about it often which made everyone feel comfortable discussing it his charm and big smile will be missed by many God says that some people come into your life for a season and some come for a lifetime Our memories of Josh will be held tightly for a lifetime We look forward to seeing your smiling face Josh And we know that you will be there to greet us Deepest sympathy to the family and loved-ones I (Phyllis) met him for the first time when he was in second grade at Mitchellville Elementary He had just been dignosed with diabetes and since I was the Health Assistant at the time I had the joy of seeing him at least once a day when he would stop in my office before lunch to check his blood sugar level seeing who could come closest to guessing the right number He also had a joke for me every day and I had to stay on my toes to find ones for him that he hadn't heard As he grew up and we moved away from Mitchellville One evening we visited his church and had the privilege of seeing him publicly profess his faith as a follower of Jesus as he was preparing to be baptized He was still the same Josh I knew back in grade school We know his family and friends miss him and are sad and that's normal But we also rejoice to know he is in heaven now with the Lord and he no longer has diabetes we were friends for many years when I was the UPS man in Mitchellville and sat next to each other in church when I attended there Josh had a great love for the lord and had a humor that kept me laughing he also spent a lot of time running errand's for elderly people in town we missed her so much at the last reunion & will the future ones as well Oley's and Park's cheerfulness and friendly laughs will always be remembered They were a good example of what friends should be I would like to express my deepest sympathy No doubt the loss of such a dear loved one will be felt by many May you take comfort in the fact that sickness and death will soon be things of the past The Bible promises that Jehovah God "...will wipe out every tear from their eyes neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore..." (Revelation 21:4) The goal is to brighten the moods of the inmates and to offer a cheerful environment while preparing the vast majority for eventual release from prison warden of the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women gentler” approach based on studies of the best correctional practices “But there is no doubt that this is still a prison It is not a Holiday Inn,” Wachtendorf added pointing to the 16-foot chain-link fence topped by razor wire that surrounds the 30-acre site A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled here Monday that will be attended by Gov as completion nears on most of the renovation and expansion project inmates will start moving into the new housing units the facility will become the central reception center for all women entering Iowa’s prison system construction on one multipurpose building won’t be completed until 2015 There are currently 580 inmates at Mitchellville plus another 60 female offenders at the Oakdale state prison in Coralville Nearly all of those 640 inmates will be housed at the expanded Mitchellville prison which will have enough space for 888 inmates allowing for continued growth of Iowa’s female prisoner population Mitchellville is about 18 miles northeast of downtown Des Moines Iowa has seen a 191 percent increase in the number of females admitted to the state’s prisons Thirty-eight of the women here are serving life sentences — 36 for first-degree murder and two for kidnapping which includes a building that dates to 1933 had served as a state training school for juveniles until 1982 when Iowa’s female prisoners were moved here from Rockwell City Inmates have been overcrowded in the old facilities and they have grown accustomed to leaky roofs no air conditioning in the summer and a balky heating system during winter who has spent the past two and a half years at Mitchellville on a drug conviction said she’s looking forward to the new facilities There should be many more opportunities,” said Best She particularly wants to attend a victim impact class and re-entry classes to prepare for her return home The new facilities will offer more space for treatment and education “Our biggest goal is to treat the mentally ill,” she said Almost two-thirds of Mitchellville prisoners have at least one chronic mental illness and are on psychiatric medication One-quarter of the inmates have drug convictions according to the Iowa Department of Corrections is a leader of work on the transition to the new prison which will have 250 to 300 surveillance cameras more productive environment for both inmates and staff “A lot of these people here will be your neighbors someday,” Westvold said The new prison will include a health services building with a 48-bed mental health unit and a 48-bed orientation unit for new offenders an administration building and visiting room and more space for treatment programs and education A minimum-security unit outside the fence will be expanded from 92 to 120 beds students from Iowa State University’s Department of Landscape Architecture have partnered with the prison to develop several outdoor multipurpose classrooms The goal is to provide a therapeutic environment for classes a longtime activist with Friends of Iowa Women Prisoners said she has a favorable impression of the new facilities but still has concerns “I continue to worry about whether they are going to be able to hire enough staff to offer the level of medical and mental health services for which they have planned strong treatment and re-entry programs,” Basinger said Wachtendorf said she has been assured the prison will have sufficient staffing Their ranks are scheduled to expand to 250 employees to accommodate the additional inmates and improved programs About 25 percent of Iowa’s female prisoners now return to prison Wachtendorf said she hopes to reduce the recidivism rate to 20 percent or even 15 percent State officials welcomed a new era in women’s corrections Monday morning in Mitchellville Gov Kim Reynolds marked the completion of the majority of a $68 million renovation and expansion project at the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women will consolidate all of the state’s female inmates in one facility that warden Patti Wachtendorf says is specifically designed to handle women offenders That includes a greater focus on mental health care and drug treatment programming including a new health services building with a segregated 48-bed unit for inmates with mental health issues an assisted living facility and 64-bed special needs unit “We’ll be able to house the mentally ill separately (from the general population),” Wachtendorf said 48 percent of female offenders are seriously mentally ill and 63 percent are on psychiatric medication The expansion project also includes a new 256-bed housing unit for the prison’s general population that will replace several existing buildings on the 30-acre campus Those older buildings will be demolished starting in December when inmates move to the new facility all of the state’s female inmates will be housed in Mitchellville when the Oakdale state prison in Coralville is closed Additional inmates from Mount Pleasant have already been moved to Mitchellville There were 580 inmates at Mitchellville as of last week That number will increase to 640 after Oakdale closes Iowa has seen a 191 percent increase in the number of females admitted to the state’s prison system Sixty-eight percent of those women are non-violent offenders “We’ve got women in here who have made mistakes,” Wachtendorf said The recidivism rate among female offenders has dropped from 32 percent to 25 percent in recent years “I don’t want our women to be seen as scary people but rather people who made a mistake,” Wachtendorf said Mitchellville does house violent offenders Wachtendorf called the new facilities a step forward for the prison “We were never built to be a prison,” she said Originally opened as the Iowa Training School for Girls in 1869 the prison has at least one building dating back to 1933 From its opening until 1981 at least 6,900 girls were sent to the training school Many were not charged with crimes but instead were labeled as “incorrigible,” “promiscuous” or “truant” for running away from home or having sex The training school was closed in 1981 and Iowa’s women prisoners were moved to Mitchellville from Rockwell City in 1982 inmates have been cramped into overcrowded buildings that have suffered from leaky roofs no air conditioning and faulty heating systems during the winter months News & World Report is a multifaceted digital media company dedicated to helping citizens business leaders and policy officials make important decisions in their lives our very own Mitchellville Elementary was selected as the 2nd best elementary in the state of Iowa The staff and students had special surprises throughout the day including this amazing performance by the staff Sandy was always alot of fun to be around Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time Joans smile will be missed at the Pumpkin Patch you can tell she enjoyed sharing her world with others and we really appreciate that Remember Joan from High School Cheerleading Our deepest sympathies to the Allsup family Our deepest condolences to the Allsup family her work ethic and personality will be sorely missed I had the privilege to work with her on the Mitchellville library board and her organizational skill and attention to detail were second to none Joan and her family did an excellent job with the pumpkin patch and vegetable farm I love you all and I am here for you for anything you need