by admin | Aug 30, 2003 | Education, Fires/Accidents/Disasters
A fire drill the first full week of classes was more than just practice, for kids at an Afton school. Steve Clark’s superintendent at East Union of Afton and says a fan overheated. It started to smoke and tripped fire alarms and smoke detectors and the volunteer...
by admin | Aug 30, 2003 | Uncategorized
Motorists in the state’s largest city have seen some progress on what’s one of the state’s largest ever construction projects. The Iowa Department of Transportation is in the midst of project to rebuild I-235 through the capital city. D-O-T spokesman...
by admin | Aug 30, 2003 | Politics & Government
The president of the League of Women Voters of Iowa says the group isn’t just for women. Jan McNelly of Webster City says the League of Women Voters is open to men, too. Men have been eligible for League of Women Voters membership for 30 years, and about 10...
by admin | Aug 30, 2003 | Recreation / Entertainment
A Clarinda native is featured in a new horror movie that opens up this weekend. Bill Aaron Brown is a 1998 graduate of Clarinda High School and is in “Jeepers Creepers 2” — a sequel to the first movie. He says the “Creeper” comes back...
by admin | Aug 30, 2003 | Recreation / Entertainment
An annual draft horse show’s underway in Britt, showcasing the original horsepower that plowed the prairies. Organizer Melanie Hiscock says this is one of the biggest draft-horse “hitch” shows in North America. In the draft-horse industry she says...
