by admin | Dec 29, 2001 | Crime & Courts, Education
Some apparent mismanagement of school funds has turned up, during a re-audit of the financial records of the Central City Community School district. State officials claim the district misused nearly 60-thousand dollars from the school’s general fund, and has...
by admin | Dec 29, 2001 | Business
The Iowa Court of Appeals has rejected a Sioux City company’s request that two former employees be permanently barred from selling a competing product. The case centers around the concept of trade secrets.Rocklin Manufacturing in Sioux City makes the MoldMender,...
by admin | Dec 29, 2001 | Outdoors
A decades-old tradition of counting wild birds during the Yuletide season culminates in Iowa today with the “Christmas Bird Count” at the Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge in central Iowa’s Jasper County. Organizers say you can take part even if you...
by admin | Dec 29, 2001 | Education
There’s a saying about lies and statistics, but a University of Northern Iowa professor is teaching students how a good poll is taken and what to do with the results. Political Science professor Allen Brierly says to get a grasp on public opinion, it’s...
by admin | Dec 29, 2001 | Recreation / Entertainment
The Fort Dodge Senior High marching band is performing in today’s Fiesta Bowl parade in Phoenix. It’s the fourth time band director Curt Klein has taken the Fort Dodge Band to the event. Klein says there’s an application process that requires...
