A new survey shows fewer Iowa businesses are planning to hire new workers. “Manpower’s” survey of businesses in a dozen Iowa cities found 29 percentplan to hire new workers in the last quarter of the year, while 10 percentplan job cuts. That’s down from the kinds of Iowa business expansionsplanned last year according to Manpower spokesman Michael Lynch.Lynch says the Iowa labor market is so tight, some businesses have given upon trying to find new workers.Businesses in Burlington, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Dubuque, Iowa City,Marshalltown, Mason City, Muscatine, Ottumwa, the Quad Cities, Sioux Cityand Waterloo were surveyed.
Autopsy shows no foul play in man’s disappearance
August 31, 1999 By
The Ringgold County Sheriff says an autopsy found NO foul play in the deathof a Clearfield man. 46-year-old Lyle Leonard had been missing for morethan a month when his body was found Monday east of Mount Ayr alongside Highway Two. Ringgold County Sheriff Bob Bennett says the medical examinerruled Leonard died of possible alcohol poisoning and heat exposure. Bennettsays Leonard’s wallett and other possessions were found on his bodyuntouched. There was speculation that a couple with Leonard on the night hedisappeared may have been involved in Leonard’s death. Bennett says they ARENOT suspects.Bennett says things could’ve been wrapped up sooner, but an early search justmissed finding Leonard’s body.Bennett says the discovery of the body and the autopsy results should closethe case.
U-of-I to help Ukraine develop democracy
August 31, 1999 By
The University of Iowa has won a 300-thousand dollar federal grant to helppart of the former Soviet Union become a functioning democracy. U-of-Ipolitical science professor Vicki Hesli says a partnership has been formedto exchange U-of-I educators with Ukrainian educators.Hesli says one goal of the partnership is to help the Ukraine become athriving, full democracy. She and at least seven of her colleagues from theU-of-I Law, Education and Business schools will be going to live and teachoverseas off-and-on for up to three years.Helsi says the Ukranian university officials could have chosen any Americanuniversity to link up with to get this type of instruction, but they chosethe U-of-I for the honor.While she does speak some Russian, Helsi says it’s fortunate that manypeople in the Ukraine speak English. She says courses U-of-I instructorswill bring to the foreign land include: corporate law, electoral systems,financial budgets and professional ethics.
Boat accident in Waterloo claims a life
August 30, 1999 By
A Milwaukee, Wisconsin man died in Waterloo this weekend after a powerboataccident on the Cedar River. Twenty-three year old Andrew Morgan’s boat collided with two other boatsparticipating in a 20-lap, closed-course race. He was taken to a Waterloohospital where he died from his injuries early Sunday. Other racesscheduled for Sunday were cancelled.
DARE officers defend program in the face of critical study
August 30, 1999 By
Iowa law officers are defending the DARE program, despite a study that saysit’s ineffective in keeping kids away from drugs. The study found students who finished the Drug Abuse Resistance Educationprogram were no less likely to ‘say no’ than students who take no DAREcourses. Story County Sheriff’s Deputy Craig McKinney says the 17-weekprogram teaches kids “life lessons” about self-esteem and resisting peerpressure.The program has been in Iowa for more than ten years now. McKinney ishelping deliver the DARE message to 700 Story County kids in their classrooms.More than 64-thousand Iowa children completed DARE courses last year alone.
Rabies vaccine depleted in bear scare
August 30, 1999 By
Shipments are expected today to replenish Iowa’s supply of rabies vaccineafter all of the shots from several hospitals were used over the weekend. Apetting zoo in northeastern Iowa’s Clermont area was closed after a beardied of rabies on Friday. Kevin Teale, spokesman for the Iowa Department ofPublic Health, says the vaccine shortage is temporary.The Wild Midwest Petting Zoo in Fayette County was quarantined and closed.Up to 650 people may’ve been exposed. Teale says there may’ve even been afew foreign travelers in the batch of potential rabies victims who visitedthe petting zoo:Hospitals and medical supply centers that had depleted supplies of vaccineinclude those in: Des Moines, Waterloo, Mason City, Dubuque, Decorah, IowaCity and LaCrosse, Wisconsin.
Injury robs Devries of starting role
August 30, 1999 By
Just when it looked like former Iowa Hawkeye Jared Devries would move intothe starting lineup with the Detroit Lions, an injury sidelined those hopes.Devries, a defensive lineman, tore ligaments in his left foot a few weeksago. After seeing five or six doctors, he has decided to put the foot in acast instead of having season-ending surgery. He says it could be six toeight weeks before he knows if the cast works. Devries says he definitelywants to play as soon as possible. DeVries says right now he is trying tostay positive.
