The Iowa State Cyclones take a 2-0 mark to Las Vegas to battle U-N-L-VSaturday night. Like the Cyclones, the Rebels are 2-0 and coach Dan McCarneysays they are much better than last year’s 0-11 outfit.McCarney says at 2-0 his team has added confidence and the same can be saidfor U-N-L-V.McCarney says the Cyclones have to be ready to face an emotional opponent.
U of I screens kids for reading and writing difficulties
September 15, 1999 By
The University of Iowa is screening children for reading and writingdifficulties this month. Dr. Ann Michael, director of the Wendell JohnsonSpeech and Hearing Center, says this is the first in a series of preventionprogramsThe free screenings target children between the ages of four-and-a-half tosix through a series of activities. The center staff can then judge if thechild is a candidate for reading and writing trouble.Nationwide, over six percent of children have trouble learning to read andwrite. Michael recommends that all parents have their children screened, butsome medical conditions increase the risk of problems.Screenings at U of I are held Mondays and Tuesdays from one to five p-mthrough September 28th. If you are unable to get to a screening, contactyour school’s speech pathologist or your family doctor. To learn morecontact Dr. Michael at the University of Iowa’s Speech and Hearing Center.
Iowa Red Cross volunteers head to Atlanta to help with hurricane
September 15, 1999 By
The question of where and how hard Hurricane Floyd will hit the Floridacoast is still swirling in the air, but Iowa American Red Cross Volunteersare on the way to help. Emergency Services Director Lori Glover of theCentral Iowa Red Cross Chapter, says Iowa help is on the road.Two Emergency Response Vehicles from Iowa left this morning to wait inAtlanta, Georgia until they’re need in Florida. Another “ERV” will leavetonite or tomorrow morning for Atlanta. Glover says they’re also nine staffmembers who will head to Atlanta to wait for the storm to hit.Forecasters expect Floyd to move parallel to the Florida coastlinebefore making landfall in Georgia or South Carolina. But, they warn itcould hit anywhere from central Florida northward. More than two-millionpeople in the Southeast have been told to move inland to avoid the storm.
Neighbors support hog operation in Jasper County
September 15, 1999 By
A crowd of around 40 people attended the Jasper County Board of Supervisorsmeeting this morning to show support for a hog confinement operation outsideof Mitchelville. A group opposed to Tim Van Wyk’s operation says it iscausing high levels of nitrates in the Walnut and Camp Creek watersheds.Supporters today said the high nitrate levels could be due to a nearbylandfill or fertilizer applied to farm fields. Van Wyke invited thesupervisors to tour his 38-hundred head operation.Prairie City farmer Mark Wiggins presented the board with a petition insupport of all aspects of agriculture in Iowa. Wiggins says the state istrying to lure other businesses into the state and should do the same foragriculture.The supervisors voted to send a letter to the Iowa Department of NaturalResources asking them to study how the manure runoff might impact the twowatersheds.
Governor meets with prison officials in Fort Madison
September 15, 1999 By
Governor Tom Vilsack met with the staff and management of the statepenitentiary in Fort Madison today. The meeting follows the stabbing of aprison guard and criticism by Corrections Director “Kip” Kautzky that theprison staff failed to follow procedures designed to protect their ownsafety. Vilsack says he believes the discussion was good and both sides arefocused on what’s best for the state. Vilsack downplayed the trouble at the”Fort.” Vilsack says it’s not an easy job keeping a lid on the state’s onlymaximum-security prison.Vilsack says the meeting at Fort Madison had been scheduled before thestabbing incident and was not a result of the controversy raised since thestabbing.
Damage averted in Union County manure spill
September 15, 1999 By
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says it appears major problems wereaverted in a large manure spill in Union County Tuesday. D-N-R spokesmanMick Klemesrud says the spill happened east of Thayer.Klemesrud says 25 to 35-thousand gallons of manure flowed out when the pipebroke. He says Iowa Select Farms employees were able to keep the majority ofthe manure out of Seven Mile Creek.Klemesrud says no fish have died from what manure did get into the creek.
Farmers rally in Washington, D.C.
September 15, 1999 By
Hundreds of farmers attended a rally in Washington today supported byseveral Democrat Senators. Iowa Senator Tom Harkin told the group they mustturn things around so farmers can survive in the long term.Harkin wants to scrap the current farm program. Harkin called for a newsystem to let farmers better control their own fate. He also said they needto keep large companies from taking over the farm industry.Farmers on hand called for quick passage of the emergency farm-reliefpackage.
