by admin | Aug 31, 2001 | Outdoors
Swimmers will not be able to hit the beach at a popular northeast Iowa waterhole during this last holiday weekend of summer. D-N-R spokesman Ross Harrison says high bacteria levels have forced the closure of the beach at George Wyth State Park near Waterloo. He says...
by admin | Aug 31, 2001 | Crime & Courts
A Quad City boot camp is being shaken by rumors of a sex scandal. An unidentified employee has been put on administrative leave as Davenport police investigate possible misconduct at Summit, a boot camp for teen criminal offenders. Police won’t specify the...
by admin | Aug 31, 2001 | Recreation / Entertainment
Scott County residents held a successful petition drive calling for a referendum over the proposed River Renaissance project in Davenport. They collected more than 11-thousand signatures, that’s four thousand more signatures than are required. County supervisors...
by admin | Aug 31, 2001 | Sports
The High School football season opens tonight with several rated matchups. Class 1A top ranked Aplington-Parkersburg takes on class 2A third ranked Dike-New Hartford. A-P coach Ed Thomas has a number of veterans back from last years runner-up team. He says preseason...
by admin | Aug 31, 2001 | Sports
Mark Farley’s debut as Northern Iowa football coach was a success as the Panthers downed Wayne State of Michigan 34-14. Elwin Huffman reports.Freshman quarterback Tom Petrie completes 12 of 25 passes for 214 yards and two touchdowns. Farley says they got the win...
