by Dar Danielson | Dec 29, 2000 | Business, News, Technology
The Iowa Utilities Board is changing the planned start up for the new 5-6-3 area code that’s being split off the 3-1-9 area code in eastern Iowa. Board spokesman Chuck Seele says phone companies asked for more time to implement the new area code, and the board...
by admin | Dec 29, 2000 | Weather
Continued bitter cold has forced an Iowa utility to again revise estimatesfor what it’ll cost Iowans to heat their homes this winter. John Ruff isspokesman for Alliant Energy in Cedar Rapids. Ruff says natural gas willcost the average customers from 350 to 450...
by admin | Dec 29, 2000 | Sports
The Iowa Hawkeyes erased a ten point second half deficit to edge Detroit69-68 last night in the opening round of the Rainbow Classic in Honolulu.Detroit had a chance to win the game but Willie Green missed a 15-footjumper prior to the buzzer. Iowa opened by building...
by admin | Dec 29, 2000 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, Weather
With heavy snow piling up across Iowa, some people are whispering about thepotential for spring flooding. One expert says those fears of flooding areunfounded. Meteorologist Frank Boksa (boak’-sah) at the National WeatherService office in Johnston compares those...
by admin | Dec 29, 2000 | Weather
It’s official. This is Iowa’s snowiest month on record. State climatologistHarry Hillaker compiled the numbers this morning from yesterday’s snowstorm. He says it brought Iowa an average of three-point-six inches. Thatputs us up to 24-point-7 inches...