by admin | Feb 26, 2000 | Sports
Lewis Central has dominated the class 3-A team chase from the start at the state high school wrestling tournament. The Titans qualified nine for the tournament and four will wrestle for a state title tonight. Coach Keith Massey’s team has already totalled more...
by admin | Feb 26, 2000 | Human Interest
Residents of Corning and the surrounding area in southwest Iowa are raising money to restore an historic French settlement. It was called “Icaria” and the Adams County Economic Development historic preservation coordinator says the project will celebrate...
by admin | Feb 26, 2000 | Education
Legislators are abandoning plans for a wholesale re-write of the formula which determines how much general state aid schools receive. Senator Don Redfern, a republican from Cedar Falls, is the chairman of the Senate Education Committee. He says the basic formula is...
by admin | Feb 26, 2000 | Health & Medicine
Dentists say too much fluoride can be almost as harmful for a young person’s teeth as not enough fluoride. Dental researchers at the University of Iowa say fluoride comes from many sources now — not just drinking water, but juices, milk, cereal and baby...
by admin | Feb 26, 2000 | Weather
This week’s unseasonably warm weather across Iowa may trigger some plants to start peeking out of the ground early, thinking it’s spring. One expert says many flowering plants will be able to endure it, even if winter returns to surprise the young green...
