by admin | Aug 30, 1999 | Health & Medicine
Fayette County officials have closed down a rural Clermont petting zoo aftermore than 650 people may’ve come in contact with a rabid bear. The Wild Midwest Petting Zoo was quarantined after the bear died Friday.Dozens of people have tried to get shots but the...
by admin | Aug 30, 1999 | Sports
Success is nothing new for the Northwestern College football team and theRed Raiders look for more of the same this season. Coach Orv Otten’s team iscoming off a 7-3 season and is ranked 22nd in the pre-season N-A-I-A top 25.Otten says an inexperienced offensive...
by admin | Aug 30, 1999 | Sports
The Iowa State Cyclones open the season at home on Thursday night againstIndiana State. The Sycamores have 18-starters back from last year’s 4-7 teamand hope to contend in the Gateway Conference this season. Indiana Statecoach Tim McGuire says the experience on...
by admin | Aug 30, 1999 | Politics & Government
An Iowa Reform Party leader sits on the panel which will help nominate thefledgling party’s presidential candidate. Ronn Young of Marshalltown ischairman of the Iowa Reform Party.Young is one of five people on the National Reform Party’s...
by admin | Aug 30, 1999 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
An average of ten Iowa children are killed every year while working on farmsand 500 are hurt. A group that aims to make a dent in those numbers is nowoffering packets that are designed to educate kids and adults about thehazards of farm work for children.Kristy...
