by admin | Apr 28, 2001 | Sports
Several record-breaking performances highlighted Friday’s session of the 92nd Drake Relays. Davenport North’s Marques Simmons overcame a slow start to win the boys high school 100-meter dash and equaled his Relays record of 10-point-63 seconds in the...
by admin | Apr 28, 2001 | Health & Medicine
Summer’s edging closer, but even with sunny warm days appearing, more people are turning to a “fake bake”. Penny Oliver, manager of Visual Impact in Des Moines, says it’s now the tanning season. She says more people begin preparations for...
by admin | Apr 28, 2001 | Education
Stargazing clubs, observatories and planetariums across the state and nation are marking this as Astronomy Day 2001 to show the public how much fun astronomy can be. Christian Anderson, planetarium educator at the Science Center of Iowa, says they have a host of...
by admin | Apr 28, 2001 | Technology
An Iowa State University professor is working on a way to cut the noise from machinery, household appliances and even airplanes, with help from a NASA grant. Associate professor Atul Kelkar says his work goes beyond existing inventions that try to reduce noise. Kelkar...
by admin | Apr 28, 2001 | Recreation / Entertainment
Time’s running out for Iowans to renew the registration on their boats. You’re required to renew the license on your boat every two years in Iowa and the next deadline for doing so is Monday. Iowa Department of Natural Resources spokesman Rod Slings says...
