by admin | Jan 31, 2001 | Education
Aspiring college and high school writers still have a chance to be recognized and earn some money in the process. The University of Northern Iowa is offering nearly 20-thousand dollars in prizes at its upcoming conference on critical writing. U-N-I Modern Languages...
by admin | Jan 31, 2001 | Health & Medicine
A 15-year-old eastern Iowa girl has died of bacterial meningitis. Solon High sophomore Lindsey Smith died Monday afternoon. Officials say the girl’s family members will be treated, but it was an isolated case that does not warrant a school-wide...
by admin | Jan 31, 2001 | Human Interest
A southeast Iowa native will have to wait a little longer to make his first trip into space.The launch of the space shuttle Discovery has been pushed back due to the delay in launching Atlantis two weeks ago. The Atlantis launch is now slated for February 7th. Air...
by admin | Jan 31, 2001 | Health & Medicine, Politics & Government
The number of kids enrolled in a state program that provides no-cost or low-cost insurance has doubled in the past 12 months. “The Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa” or HAWK-I program had just over 85-hundred kids enrolled December 31st. Anita Smith of the...
by admin | Jan 31, 2001 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
Investigators believe they have some answers after a weekend fire gutted a northeastern Iowa business and damaged several others. The State Fire Marshal says the downtown Manchester fire on Sunday was caused by a malfunction in a natural gas flow regulator, causing an...
