by admin | Sep 29, 2000 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
Authorities have released the name of an eastern Iowa woman killed in a two-vehicle accident.Investigators say 31-year-old Michele Kasparek of Solon was traveling north on Interstate-380 when she rear-ended a propane tanker truck. Police say the semi had slowed down...
by admin | Sep 29, 2000 | Business
Over 100 workers at an Oelwein plastics plant will have to move or find new jobs later this year.Triangle Plastics says it’s shifting production plant from its Oelwein plant to Winthrop. The 130 people making plastic parts in Oelwein will be given the...
by admin | Sep 29, 2000 | Human Interest, Military
A California woman’s gift to her husband for his 75th birthday has broughta group of World War II veterans together in Des Moines for a reunion. Rather than buy her husband something for his birthday in June, 70-year-old Stella Perez decided to try to find her...
by admin | Sep 29, 2000 | Recreation / Entertainment
Two of Iowa’s state parks could become major “world-class” tourist attractions under a plan being hatched by the Department of Natural Resources. Officials are considering ways to upgrade the facilities to become so-called “destination...
by admin | Sep 29, 2000 | Crime & Courts
Think you can get away with running an illegal gambling house in northeastern Iowa? Don’t bet on it.Fayette County and state authorities seized items from a home in Waucoma including slot machines, punch boards, pull tabs, moneybags and cash totaling 14-thousand...
