by admin | Feb 26, 2005 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
A Guthrie County man was killed during a single-vehicle rollover accident northeast of Meno yesterday (Friday). The Iowa State Patrol says 26-year old Lance Tyler Murphy of Menlo was northbound on Talon (TAL-un) Avenue, two-and-a-half miles north of Highway 925, when...
by admin | Feb 26, 2005 | Politics & Government
Iowa’s Department of Human Services announced recently it’ll refine its focus on the youngest victims of child abuse and neglect — kids five and under. Spokesman Roger Munns says especially in light of a recent report on the number of kids removed...
by admin | Feb 26, 2005 | Human Interest
Iowans have a heart when it comes to reading, it seems. Two authors will sign books and talk about their successfully-published romance novels today (Saturday) in West Des Moines. Marylee Woods is a spokeswoman with the local branch of a professional organization....
by admin | Feb 26, 2005 | Business
Do you think you’re getting paid enough? About half of us do, according to a survey of Midwesterners. Jack Wiley, head of a Minnesota-based research firm, says 52-percent of the people surveyed across the region say they’re satisfied with their salary....
by admin | Feb 26, 2005 | Recreation / Entertainment, Religion
A church has been added to the so-called museum campus collection of “Hometown Perry, Iowa.” Built in 1914, the New Bethel Baptist Church thrived for decades but its congregation faded and the church closed several years ago. Kathy Lenz, program director...
