by admin | Jun 30, 2000 | Sports
The Fourth of July holiday weekend is typically a busy time for auto racing in the state and this one will be no different. The O’Reilly Auto Parts NASCAR tour makes four stops at five Iowa tracks in five days. Joe Hayes promotes tracks in Farley, West Liberty...
by admin | Jun 30, 2000 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
Law officers in eastern Iowa are paying close attention to one stretch of roadway as the Fourth of July holiday gets underway. Davenport police lieutenant Jerry Behning says Highway 61 between Dubuque and Keokuk is one of the most dangerous in Iowa. Behing says the...
by admin | Jun 30, 2000 | Education
University of Iowa President Mary Sue Coleman has o-kayed guidelines for Hawkeye apparel makers, rules designed to prevent the exploitation of workers. U-of-I Management Professor Lon Moeller led the committee that drafted the “Code of Conduct”. Moeller...
by admin | Jun 30, 2000 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
Fire officials are warning Iowans to take precautions with fireworks this holiday weekend. Sioux City fire department spokesman Brian Thiele says most fireworks are illegal in Iowa.Sparklers and snakes are just about the only fireworks legal to buy and set-off in...
by admin | Jun 30, 2000 | Military
About two-hundred members of the Iowa Air Guard’s 185th fighter wing in Sioux City will soon be in the Caribbean, looking for drug-runners. The group leaves Sunday for a seven-week mission. Lieutenant Colonel Gary Cranmer says six F-16s from Iowa will be part of...
