by admin | Feb 27, 2004 | News
After spending the last 35-years in coaching, Al Baxter will transfer his competitive fire from the wrestling room to the golf course. Baxter is retiring as the wrestling coach at Buena Vista after 26-years at the helm. Baxter’s moving Chesapeake, Virginia,...
by admin | Feb 27, 2004 | News
The Army Corps of Engineers will hold a press conference later this (Friday) morning to announce the release of its final Environmental Impact Statement for the operation of the Missouri River dams and reservoirs. The corps has been working on a new master manual on...
by admin | Feb 27, 2004 | News
It’s on to a new battleground for gambling proponents. Backers of proposed casino boats in the five Iowa counties that’ve passed gambling referendums are now focusing their lobbying effort on the Iowa Senate. The Iowa House last night approved a gambling...
by admin | Feb 27, 2004 | News
Two Iowa corn groups say they’ve inked an eight-figure agricultural deal with the Cubans. Dave Boettger, past president of the Iowa Corn Growers Association, says Cuba’s now buying about $70-million worth of Iowa products every year. That’s being...
by admin | Feb 27, 2004 | News
A western Iowa man is now charged with first-degree murder in the beating death of his little girl. Omaha police on Thursday afternoon arrested 31-year-old Michael Vasquez of Harrison County on charges in connection with in the death of two-month-old Kylie Kros....