by admin | Aug 31, 2002 | Human Interest
Special activities are planned September 11th at the State Historical Building for what organizers are calling “American Spirit Day.” Sarah Oltrogge of the State Historical Society says the purpose of the day is to commemorate the events of a year ago and...
by admin | Aug 31, 2002 | Recreation / Entertainment
Northwest Iowans can check out sculpture, photography, jewelry and all sorts of other artwork at this weekend’s annual ArtSplash Festival in Sioux City. Fest coordinator Candy Gaskill, at the Sioux City Art Center, says this promises to be the biggest show yet....
by admin | Aug 31, 2002 | Human Interest, Sports
It’s back to the old West in Webster County today as the 65th annual Dayton Rodeo gets underway. Leonard Anderson, chairman of the rodeo, says the first show begins tonight at 7. Anderson says competitors from across the nation come to town looking to win cash...
by admin | Aug 31, 2002 | Business
A company that manages health insurance programs will close an office and move its work to Iowa. Seabury and Smith will close its St Louis, Missouri, office putting 200 workers out of a job. The company handles administration of health insurance plans, and its parent...
by admin | Aug 31, 2002 | Health & Medicine, Outdoors
The region’s first death from West Nile Virus has been recorded. A 69-year-old man who died in Lincoln, Nebraska, a week ago was suffering from West Nile, health officials confirmed Friday. It was the first known case of the disease in Lancaster county, and only...
