Iowa and Iowa State get set for their annual showdown Saturday night inAmes. Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says the Hawkeyes came out of the Nebraskagame healthy, but will still be without their best offensive lineman againstthe Cyclones as Chad Deal remains week to week. Ferentz says despite the loss on Saturday, the coaching staff was pleasedwith the effort. Ferentz says Iowa State was impressive in theirseason-opening win. Ferentz says the Cyclones have made tremendousimprovement. Iowa State coach Dan McCarney says the Cyclones are lookingforward to the game.McCarney says the Iowa defense is experienced and that showed againstNebraska. McCarney says from watching Iowa, it is evident the new coachingstaff has emphasized minimizing mistakes.
RI football poll has one new top team
September 7, 1999 By
There is a new top ranked team in the latest Radio Iowa high school footballpoll. West Marshall takes over as the new top ranked team in class 1A,replacing defending champion and previously top ranked Pekin which fell toMediapolis in the Panthers opener. Riceville is second, Bedford, ConradBCLUW and Postville complete the top five. The other top ranked teams remainthe same. Iowa City West is top ranked in 4A, followed by Iowa City High,West Des Moines Valley, Bettendorf and Newton. harlan leads in 3A. MountPleasant is second, then its West Delaware, Clear Lake and Carroll.Sigourney Keota is top ranked in 2A, West Lyon is second, Iowa FallsEmmetsburg and Dike-New Hartford round out the top five. West Bend Mallardis top ranked in class A. Madrid is second, then its Lynnville Sullly,Manning and Southeast Warren.
Accident is one of deadliest in Iowa history
September 7, 1999 By
The State Fire Marshal says the explosion in the southeastern Iowa town ofRichland Monday was one of the deadliest in state history. Seven people diedin the explosion, which also injured six. The Fire Marshal says theinvestigation is centering on an L-P gas tank. Richland City Clerk BillAnderson has lived in the town since 1962. He says its 522 residents arerallying around the victims.The home of Juanita (wah-nee’-tuh) and Jerry Usovsky (you-sawv-skee) was atthe very south edge of town and Anderson says many are talking about howthings could have been worse.As it is, Anderson says residents are stunned by the destruction of thehome.Officials say it will be several days before identification can be made ofthe victims. Richland is in Keokuk County, about 30 miles northeast ofOttumwa.
Iowans’ comments on agriculture put into book
September 7, 1999 By
The written comments of five-hundred Iowans have been printed and bound intoa “Book on Agriculture.” Governor Tom Vilsack’s staff compiled the commentsfrom hand-written pages submitted by Iowans who attended the State Fair.Vilsack is sending copies of the book to all the presidential candidates andthe leaders of Congress.Vilsack says it would be nice if American Agriculture spoke with “one voice”but that’s not the case.Vilsack hopes the book will help spur Congressional action on emergency helpfor farmers — and a long-term debate about plowing new ground with U-S agand trade policies.
Federal money will help state reading program
September 7, 1999 By
The state of Iowa is getting 10-million dollars from the federal governmentto expand reading programs for early elementary students. Iowa’s “EveryChild Reads” program targets schools which have a high number of studentswith poor reading skills. Iowa Department of Education Director TedStilwell.says the earlier a child learns to read, the better, because olderchildren who’ve fallen behind find it difficult to catch up.Iowa Board of Education President Corrine (core-een) Hadley of Newton saysreading is an essential skill.The reading program’s ultimate goal is to have every Iowa child reading wellby the end of third grade. Iowa’s First Lady, Christie Vilsack, who’s ateacher, says the grant will help teachers learn new techniques.Elementary schools in Des Moines, Davenport, Sioux City, Council Bluffs,Waterloo, Clay Central/Everly. Fredericksburg, North Winneshiek, Seymour andLamoni will share the grant money.
Ag consolidation meeting draws concerned farmers
September 7, 1999 By
A Kirkwood Community College auditorium was packed today for a farm forum onagri-business consolidation. As Von Kettleson reports, the U-S Departmentof Agriculture official who oversees monopoly investigations was on hand, aswere unhappy farmers. Farmer Dick Socoloski of Holstein attended the conference.Socoloski says farmers are losing their livelihoods.State Representative Kitty Rehberg (ray-berg), a farmer from Rowley, askedfor an investigation of the Smithfield Foods buy-out of Murphy Family Farms.
