by admin | Aug 30, 2003 | Uncategorized
Drake basketball coach Tom Davis is pleased with the Bulldogs’ schedule for the upcoming season. Thirteen home games, including a December 20th matchup with Iowa State highlight the schedule. Drake will also take part in the Bracket Buster on February 21st, a...
by admin | Aug 30, 2003 | Recreation / Entertainment
Anyone who’s seen the TV show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” will understand the concept of what’s going to happen on a Des Moines stage tonight. Two teams of improvisational comedians will be facing off in what they’re calling “Rock...
by admin | Aug 30, 2003 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, Weather
A Grinnell doctor’s quick thinking may have saved a child from injury or death in a hot car this week, after the absent-minded mother made a couple dangerous mistakes. Doctor David Coster says it was not a case of a forgotten baby, though there was an immediate...
by admin | Aug 30, 2003 | Business, Politics & Government
The first three awards from the state’s new economic development fund have been to companies in the financial services, computer and life science industries. Earlier this month, Wells Fargo received a 10-million dollar grant, and this past week computer software...
by admin | Aug 30, 2003 | Business
A southwestern Iowa firm that makes parts for engines including the space shuttle got a visit from a real astronaut Friday. Commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore talked with some workers from Fansteel Wellman Dynamics and the chamber of commerce in Creston,...
