Voters with the Iowa Beef Industry Council have spoken and declared Pleasantville southeast of Des Moines home to the best burger in the state is sponsored by the he Iowa Beef Industry Council and the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association More than 6,000 fans of Iowa burgers submitted nominations for more than 400 restaurants A group of secret judges reviewed the top 10 vote-getters and determines a final winner So who won the title of best burger in Iowa The organization named the hamburger at Halftime Bar & Grill in Pleasantville the best in Iowa have owned and operated Halftime Bar & Grill for more than two years after buying the restaurant in 2023 and the Humpback Burger with an 8-ounce all-beef patty topped with ham and sautéed onions that is then drizzled with Halftime’s smoky house sauce Halftime’s burger is a grilled patty instead of a smash burger the owners of Halftime Bar & Grill have increased their burger sales 131% according to the Iowa Beef Industry Council Contact: 515-481-9053 or facebook.com More: The best burger in Iowa is found at The Flight Bar + Grille in Huxley Burgers must be made with a 100% real beef patty served on a bun or bread product JJ's Tavern and Grill in Ankeny was awarded the best burger restaurant in Iowa in 2024 More: Who has the best burger in Iowa? 10 finalists for Iowa's Best Burger contest announced More: Love a good burger? 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You can sign up for free at DesMoinesRegister.com/thedish If you see a new restaurant opening or a beloved place closing, send me some details at sstapleton@gannett.com 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 A 39-year-old Pleasantville man was apprehended by US Marshals last week after he was wanted for robbing a liquor store twat gunpoint Robert Arroyo robbed a liquor store on the 3300 block of Atlantic Avenue on Friday taking money from the cash register after pointing a handgun at the clerk Arroyo was arrested in Ventor City by the United States Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force- Atlantic City Division A search of his Weymouth Avenue residence turned up the handgun believed to be used in the incidents He was charged with four counts of aggravated assault two counts of robbery and multiple weapons offenses by | May 2 A Marion County establishment is the winner of the Iowa’s Best Burger contest for this year The Iowa Beef Industry Council made the announcement Thursday of the honor for the Halftime Bar and Grill in Pleasantville Co-owner Tyler Deheer is excited to win the award “I would say it’s it’s a great feeling and just being a family owned restaurant to receive an honor and bring recognition to the town and to the restaurants is pretty awesome,” he says and mom Kathy have owned and operated Halftime Bar & Grill for just more than two years Kathy worked in the same building when it was called Frosty’s and they decided to adopt the sports theme to take advantage of Pleasantville’s interest in high school sports Past winners of the best burger contest say their business picked up quite a bit DeHeer says being a finalist has already helped it’s been pretty busy and this should definitely be even busier The award to the Halftime Bar and Grill coincides with the start of Iowa Beef Month (Pat Powers of KQWC contributed to this story) RadioIowa is a division of LEARFIELD © Learfield News & Ag, LLC. All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy  | Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information If you are the site owner (or you manage this site), please whitelist your IP or if you think this block is an error please open a support ticket and make sure to include the block details (displayed in the box below) so we can assist you in troubleshooting the issue Halftime Bar and Grill in Pleasantville has won the 2025 Iowa’s Best Burger Award from the Iowa Beef Industry Council Halftime received their award on Thursday after the top ten finalists were announced in the middle of March Halftime is owned by the mother and daughter duo of Kathy and Amanda DeHeer They took over the restaurant after the owners of Frosty’s the previous restaurant that occupied the building Both Kathy and Amanda had worked at Frosty’s before it closed and the previous owners had asked them if it would be something they would be interested in buying Halftime offers nine different burgers and a variety of other menu items Amanda tells KNIA/KRLS that they are proud to receive the award We have worked really hard in the short time we’ve been here and we strive to make the best burger we can and for people to come back all the time and I feel we’ve done that so it means a lot to us.” Kathy says that her and her daughter Amanda work well together owning the restaurant in the town they grew up in “The fun part is just being in our hometown We get to see a lot of people that we grew up with or have known for years We get together on Mondays to come up with different weekly specials and we put our brains together to see what works for the week and what people like I’m not so good and vice versa so we work well together.” The Iowa’s Best Burger contest started in 2010 and last year’s winner was JJ’s Tavern and Grill in Ankeny Hear more from Halftime’s owners Kathy and Amanda DeHeer on this weekend’s In Touch with South Central Iowa Listen Live View Full Story The City of Storm Lake has hired a contractor to grind tree debris collected from the April 18th wind storm Another group of military veterans from across northern Iowa will fly to Washington 2025 at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake …tale “Little Red Riding Hood”; Pleasantville (1998) a comedy centering on teenaged siblings in the 1990s who become trapped in a 1950s TV sitcom; and Cruel Intentions (1999) a modern take on the 18th-century novel Dangerous Liaisons Pace University will host the third annual Wellbeing Fair on all three campuses and valuable information focused on the eight dimensions of wellness: emotional The Wellbeing Fair reflects Pace’s commitment to the international Okanagan Charter which calls on member institutions to “embed health into all aspects of campus culture and lead health promotion action and collaboration locally and globally.” the Fair integrates initiatives to enhance the physical and financial well-being of our diverse community of students On another campus? Join us for the Wellbeing Fair at Haub Law on February 5 or in NYC on February 12 Copyright © 2024 Pace University Privacy Policy Adriana Palumbo had a long road filled with some heartbreak and frustration before she could get back on the wrestling mat The Pleasantville High School senior, who missed her entire senior season due to a torn labrum in her right shoulder, is cleared and returns to competition May 4-5 at USA Wrestling's New York State Championships in Binghamton That comeback follows news Palumbo and the University of Iowa shared on social media in April that Palumbo had committed to the Hawkeyes' incoming freshman class of 2025 Palumbo received an academic scholarship to Iowa which has one of the top women's wrestling programs in the country A signing ceremony was held at Pleasantville May 1 "There's not a better room in the country and I'm excited for the growth that's possible," said Palumbo, who will be sharing the mat in Iowa City with Olympic silver medalist Kennedy Blades the Hawkeyes' current starter at 160 pounds "I really believe I'm going to develop and I really do feel like Iowa has the biggest potential for me to see the most growth I'm really excited to see where it gets me." her club team at GPS in Armonk and the Section 1 girls team Palumbo stayed busy lending the expertise she's gained becoming a high-level grappler as a coach and mentor to teammates And since she couldn't train her upper body she said she continued to work on her leg strength "I did enough Bulgarian split squats to last me a lifetime," Palumbo said the Journeyman Winter Classic and the Shaker Queen Bison Invitational Pleasantville wrestling coach Bob Bernarducci said having Palumbo on your team is like having another coach "I've coached over 40 years and I've never had anybody as dedicated or hardworking as her," Bernarducci said Bernarducci said Palumbo was about 75% healthy when the Section 1 tournament came around in February but it was important to understand that she had bigger goals beyond scholastic wrestling "Your goal isn't this," Bernarducci said they all told her "You have a bigger future and it's not worth the risk." "There was something really unique about this year's girls state tournament," Palumbo said "It was a blessing being able to step in and help It was the second best thing going and being able to compete myself." wrestling in the World Championships and the ultimate goal — wrestling in the Olympics that's what I envision for myself," Palumbo said Grant Paswall and Anthony DelVecchio at GPS and physical therapist Mick Mannello Palumbo said a big part of her support system are her parents Joe Palumbo is the principal at Pleasantville High School "My mom and dad did so much for me over the years," Palumbo said "My dad cooks my meals; he does all my meal plans My mom doesn't really know much about wrestling but she's always screaming her head off at every tournament Phil Strum is an editor who oversees local sports for The Journal News/lohud Receive unfettered access to our digital content including our Examiner+ bonus content newsletter and get other perks like free tickets to local performing arts complimentary advertising for your favorite local charity either observed and verified directly by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources Pleasantville School District voters handily voted down a highly controversial school capital proposition Tuesday evening to fund largescale upgrades and renovations at all three district schools Just over 56 percent of voters rejected the district’s request to borrow up to $13 million and use $2 million from the capital reserve fund and fund balance to pay for the project Board President Erin Ballard attempted to put a positive vibe on the results A steady stream of voters came to Pleasantville Middle School “We will go back to the drawing board and work together with the community,” Ballard said “Our role as a board is to fill the needs of the community the bond vote became highly contentious in the community Many residents were opposed to resurfacing the main field turf a concession area and lighting the main field Their concerns were aired at a community forum in November and again at a board meeting earlier this month Other proposed upgrades and renovations included turfing the practice field area and adding supplemental lighting to that area and adding fencing and netting Another funding item that had been discussed was replacing the rubber surface at the Bedford Road School’s playground Tina DeSa was with the board when the results were announced “I’d like to thank the voters for coming out and engaging with the district,” DeSa said “We will continue to collaborate with the community.” Abby is a local journalist who has reported on breaking news for more than 20 years. 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Copyright © 2025 The Examiner News 2025 at 2:07 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}A new concept food hall that allows diners to choose dishes from fine dining restaurants created by celebrity chefs is opening its fourth Westchester location at 70 Memorial Plaza in Pleasantville NY — If you have trouble agreeing on where to pick up dinner a new Pleasantville business might have just solved a problem for you A new concept food hall that allows diners to choose dishes from fine dining restaurants created by celebrity chefs is opening its fourth Westchester location at 70 Memorial Plaza in Pleasantville a ribbon-cutting will take place at 4:30 p.m. The first 100 customers will receive a complimentary gift Wonder's first Westchester County location The second location opened in Scarsdale in September The company's fourth location in Pleasantville will further expand the company's delivery zone the decidedly different kind of food hall with a "fast fine" dining says that it features some of the world's best chefs along with award-winning restaurants from across the country including Tejas Barbeque and Di Fara Pizza Customers will be able to order any combination of these chefs and restaurants all together in one order from a single location Everything is made-to-order at the Wonder storefront and delivered to your door in under 30 minutes allowing the company "to bring an elevated curated dining experience to you every time." While the store focuses on quick delivery of an eclectic range of fine dining options pick-up and limited dine-in options will also be available Wonder Pleasantville will be open from 11 a.m The location will offer dishes from over 15 restaurants The delivery zone for the Pleasantville location includes the following nearby zip codes: 10504 You can place an order from Wonder Pleasantville here SEE ALSO: Famous Chefs Will Create For New 'Wonder' Food Halls In Westchester The company has a Wonder+ membership program that includes no delivery fees on all Wonder orders Fast Pass expedited delivery and pickup and exclusive access to promotions Wonder currently operates 33 locations throughout the New York City metro area as part of a move to enter the high-end kitchen appliance market Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. The Pleasantville boys golf team will compete at the Mohawk Boys Invite Today The meet which is hosted by Moravia will be held at The Preserve and will feature 18 total teams The Trojans had their meet on Thursday at Winterset postponed due to weather but finished third on Tuesday at a meet held at Bos Landen Golf Course hosted by Pella Pleasantville has three first place finishes in meets this season The Pleasantville girls golf team will be back in action on Monday The Trojan girls are coming off a home triangular on Thursday where they finished tied for second with a team score of 214 Emily Roe had the lowest individual score for the Trojans at their home meet by shooting a 48 to finish fourth Monday’s meet will be a quad at Pine Knolls Golf Club in Knoxville which will feature Knoxville Glory Days: The Pleasantville Panthers win close against Amanda in 1955Lancaster Eagle-GazetteLast week in this space we looked at the Fairfield County Basketball Tournament way back in 1928 we move forward a bit to the 1955 tournament the Pleasantville Panthers (for those that didn't know Pleasantville once had its own school/team) were the regular season champions The Amanda Aces came in ready to give the champions all they had - and they almost pulled it off Glory Days: Millersport boys, Pleasantville girls take county tournament titles in 1928 The tournament was held at the Denison University Field House in Granville The Panthers built up a 17-point lead going into the final quarter with a score of 47-30 four-inch center Dave Barr hit a field goal and successful foul shot to push the lead to 20 points the Aces cut the Panthers' lead to 50-38 before Kermit Kemmerer scored for Pleasantville The Aces again fought back with Smith hitting a jump shot and two free throws while Schooley added four free throws and a basket to cut the margin to 52-48 the Aces scored eight straight points to tie it up and force overtime Schooley was 10-for-10 on free throws in the final frame Amanda missed several shots and fell behind and started to foul Barr hit five of six free throws to help the Panthers to a 66-62 win It was Barr who was the leading scorer of the game with 26 points while Schooley finished with 19 and Bates with 12 The Panthers went on to face Liberty Union The Lions would win 57-50 to capture the county crown It was the Lions third straight Fairfield County Tournament championship Liberty Union avenged the loss to Pleasantville in the regular season with the tournament win both teams qualified for the Central District tournament Amanda also grabbed the final qualifying spot by beating Berne Union 68-66 in the consolation game of the tournament is seeking permission to close a Pleasantville VW dealer that it claims has produced subpar sales for more than a decade accused Prestige Imports of failing to make meaningful improvements or required investments to sell more cars “Enough is enough,” the complaint states “Prestige’s performance has been exceedingly poor ranking among the very worst Volkswagen dealers not only in New York State but in the entire northeast region of the United States.” distributes new cars to authorized dealers in the U.S It traces its relationship with Prestige to a 1998 dealer agreement that requires Prestige to meet certain performance standards VW dealers are measured by an index that compares new vehicle sales to expected sales in their markets The measurements account for unique conditions in each market Prestige has made barely half of its expected sales resulting in about 1,500 fewer new car sales and “leaving local customers without a competent Volkswagen dealer to address their needs.” Most Volkswagens sold in Prestige’s market are sold by other dealers indicating that customers would rather not patronize Prestige VWA says it has repeatedly tried to work with Prestige to boost sales but Prestige continued to fall short of performance targets VWA notified Prestige in May 2023 that it was in default of the dealer agreement and offered a final chance to improve sales and avoid termination VWA says it regularly met with Prestige for 17 months Prestige allegedly ignored VWA’s suggestions like developing a digital marketing campaign Prestige reported spending $0 on advertising for new car sale in 2024 “Prestige’s dismal sales performance and failure to make required efforts to cure its deficiencies,” the complaint states “constitute material breaches of its dealer agreement.” This page is available to subscribers. 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Trending Westchester 2025 at 6:22 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Emergency vehicles and school buses will not be allowed through the area during the closure Drivers who use this road should follow the posted detour signs or make other arrangements MD — A section of Pleasantville Road in Fallston between MD Route 152 and High Point Road will be closed between the hours of 9 a.m weekdays starting March 17 through March 31 for slope stabilization work Emergency vehicles and school buses will not be allowed through the area during the closure A map of all current and planned county road closures can be found on the county website at https://www.harfordcountymd.gov/1164/Road-Closures Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. PLEASANTVILLE – If someone stopped by Parkway Field for a few minuted of Friday’s first quarter they might have put a mental “W” next to Byram Hills after the Bobcats seemed to take control Pleasantville took advantage of Byram Hills penalties early in the game and went on to a 28-7 romp in a Class B quarterfinal football game Byram Hills’ Mike Bordoni ran 57 yards up the middle for a touchdown Then Bobcats speedstar Tyler Marsescot vaulted over a Pleasantville player during a nine-yard run to the Pleasantville 43 Then came an intentional grounding penalty A short punt gave Pleasantville the ball on the Byram Hills 41 the Panthers had knotted the game as quarterback Mason Rizzi hit Brian McPhee on a crossing pattern and McPhee broke a tackle en route to a 25-yard touchdown That would be the first of four Panthers touchdowns as fourth-seeded Pleasantville which dropped a regular-season game to fifth-seeded Byram Hills just two weeks earlier which got a huge game from senior Louis Sdao who scored twice and was also big defensively will face top-seeded Westlake in next week's semifinals Play of the gameByram Hills came within an inch or so of a 47-yard second-quarter touchdown when Aidan Padley's pass which traveled more than 50 yards in the air deflected off Marescot's outstretched hand as he ran in vain to try to catch up with the throw That proved to be Byram Hills' last good chance of scoring Pleasantville's second-half defense was outstanding After a Pleasantville drive ended with a fumble at the Bobcats 21 with Evan Petta recovering Nick Reich's takedown of Marescot for a six-yard loss ended up leading to a Bobcat punt from their own 15 The kick had some distance and should have given Pleasantville possession in its own territory But it hit the back of the helmet of a Byram Hills' player giving the Panthers possession at the Bobcats 40 Sdao then did what he did for most of the game His first carry after the punt went for 12 yards who looked trapped around the line of scrimmage emerged from a scrum of players to break out to the right He went in on the next play and Joe Sokich drilled his second of four PATs That occurred with 3:49 still left in the third quarter -- a virtual lifetime in a seven point game Pleasantville forced Byram Hills to punt on its next possession — a three and out the Panthers marched 22 yards to the Bobcats 30 via three Sdao carries as the third quarter closed Two more Sdao carries put the ball on the Bobcat 18 and then running back David Hundzynski took a direct snap faked a handoff and went 10 yards to the 8 Hundzynski bulled his way into the end zone from there The kick made it a 21-7 game with 10:35 left in the fourth quarter Byram Hills still wasn't out of it and with the help of an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty by Pleasantville on the kickoff return the Bobcats marched into Panther territory But a holding penalty negated Joe DeGrazzia's run of about nine yards off a pitch to the Pleasantville 35 and a couple of plays later on a fourth-and-20 from the Byram Hills 45 the Bobcats went for it but a long Padley pass fell incomplete with Marescot claiming pass interference but not getting the call Pleasantville subsequently sealed the game with the help of a trick play 50-plus-yard halfback option connection between Hundzynski and Aidan Cotter called back early in the third quarter were facing a third-and-nine from the Byram Hills 44 when Reich took the handoff Bordoni was the Bobcats' leading ground gainer but 57 of his 75 yards on eight carries came on that one TD run And while Padley displayed great arm strength the Panthers' coverage down field and its ability to create drops by crushing receivers just as they touched the ball We made some mistakes on both sides of the ball," Byram Hills coach Simon Berk said pointing in part to costly penalties and dropped passes "But I'm immensely proud our kids continued to fight." Pleasantville coach Tony Becerra noted Sdao had a costly fumble in the Panthers' recent 26-22 loss to the Bobcats noting his senior plays with a lot of pride He attributed his performance Friday to "sheer will." Sdao said of Pleasantville's improved play as the game progressed in always being strong for four quarters." since it was his last game at Parkway Field since almost everyone plays on artificial turf these days and Parkway provides clouds of dust and grass stains He noted he'd played on the field as a young kid To come out on top in our last game at Parkway is a feeling like no other," Sdao said Nancy Haggerty covers cross-country, track & field, field hockey, skiing, basketball, girls lacrosse and other sporting events for The Journal News/lohud. Follow her on Twitter at @HaggertyNancy Pleasantville is about to get a major culinary upgrade as a "delivery-first" food hall concept is set to open its newest location in the heart of the village later this month The new Wonder eatery in Pleasantville at 70 Memorial Plaza Wonder will open its fourth Westchester County locale on Thursday The restaurant hub will offer an extensive selection of dishes curated by world-renowned chefs and award-winning restaurants from across the country Customers who stop by the eatery will be able to order food inspired by several iconic chefs such as Bobby Flay as well as popular restaurant brands like Tejas Barbeque and Di Fara Pizza The grand opening event will kick off on Thursday at 4:30 p.m The first 100 customers will receive a complimentary gift as part of the celebration Wonder has been rapidly expanding across the county The Pleasantville location is expected to serve a broad delivery zone covering numerous Westchester communities Customers can order directly through Wonder’s platform .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Reed Becker | NJ Advance Media for NJ.comNowen Oganda went 2-for-4 with a home run two RBIs and two runs scored and Pleasantville pitchers tossed a one-hitter in a 13-3 win over Bridgeton in Bridgeton Pleasantville scored four runs in the first inning and tacked on six more in the fourth to end the game on the mercy rule after five innings Edriarlyn Caraballo added a triple and three runs scored for Pleasantville Danny Colon and Carabello combined to strike out 10 and walk six in the victory Josue Rojas Peralta collected the lone hit for the Bridgeton offense Pleasantville (4-7) will travel to face Clayton on Friday while Bridgeton (1-12-1) travels to face Atlantic City on Thursday Reed Becker can be reached at rbecker@njadvancemedia.com The N.J. 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All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices As part of our collaboration with Pace University’s journalism department The Examiner News features student-reported stories like this one  By James Steigerwald and EJ Speight Photos taken by local residents suggest what was believed to have been a baby cow seen on Broadway last month was referring to a genetic condition that causes partial loss of pigmentation in animals Pleasantville resident Amanda Gleason said she saw an animal in her yard matching the description of the “baby cow.” She posted photos of the animal on the Facebook page 10570 411 This photo of a similar-looking animal was also taken by a Pleasantville resident Pleasantville resident Robert Oltra also sent us photos of what looked to be the same animal in the woods behind his house Piebald deer are rare. According to the National Deer Association, the condition occurs in less than 1 percent of white-tailed deer. An article on the Association’s website suggests deer with the condition also sometimes have physical deformities including a “shortened face and a humped nose,” which may explain why they can be mistaken for cows the retired Assistant Director of the Environmental Center at Pace University confirmed the photos taken by Gleason and Oltra appeared to show a piebald deer He said he had seen piebald deer years ago on the Pace campus “In the 40 years that I’ve been down there Them happening is a freak of nature,” he said The animal spotted on Broadway could also be called something else: a skewbald deer. That’s according to New York Conservationist magazine, which is published by the state Department of Environmental Conservation. The magazine’s October 2009 issue included a photo of 16-year-old hunter Mitch Hooker of Otsego County with his first white-tailed deer whose coat had splotches of brown and white Assistant Editor Eileen Stegeman wrote in that issue: Congratulations to Mitch on his distinctive buck Piebaldism is an uncommon genetic variation in white-tailed deer that causes the normally uniform brown parts of a deer’s coat to be mottled with white the term piebald usually refers to black and white coloration; skewbald refers to white and non-black colorations who originally posted about the animal on Facebook confirmed that Gleason’s photos appeared to match what she saw THATS THE BABY COW,” Nicolai responded to Gleason’s post To read this article on Pleasantville Press, the Pace student reporter website, click here. Examiner Media – Keeping you informed with professionally-reported local news, features, and sports coverage.