by admin | Oct 30, 2004 | Politics & Government
A Charles City accounting firm has given Worth County officials a report showing the books are a mess at the county emergency-management commission. At a commission meeting in Northwood Thursday night, county supervisor Ken Abrams, one member of the commission, looked...
by admin | Oct 30, 2004 | Politics & Government
The Independent candidate running for Iowa’s first district congressional seat is making a last-minute appeal to so-called “pro-choice” voters as the two major party candidates in the race are both pro-life. Denny Heath of Clinton — the...
by admin | Oct 30, 2004 | Human Interest
This weekend’s arrival of Halloween means Thanksgiving and Christmas aren’t far behind, prompting some folks to think ahead to their holiday cards. Tony Timm, associate director of the Heart Connection Children’s Cancer Programs urges Iowans to...
by admin | Oct 30, 2004 | Crime & Courts
A ceremony in northwest Iowa celebrated the raising of the first wind turbines in a 107 turbine wind farm near Shaller. MidAmerican Energy vice president Jack Alexander talked about the project. He says this “Intrepid” wind project will be located in Sac...
by admin | Oct 30, 2004 | Education
The Iowa Department of Education reported this week that enrollment is down this fall in Iowa schools. The statewide public-school attendance total of 483-thousand was down by 16-hundred-32. The agency’s Kathi Slaughter says schools that may need more desks or...