by admin | Sep 28, 2002 | Military
A ceremony today in Boone welcomes back Company “D” of the 109th Aviation wing of the Iowa National Guard, called up last year after the attacks of September eleventh. National Guard spokesman Colonel Robert King will be there. King says this unit’s...
by admin | Sep 27, 2002 | Politics & Government
Democrat Senator Tom Harkin says “one young staffer” was the only person on his campaign who directed and was responsible for the flap over the secret taping of a fundraiser held by rival Greg Ganske. Harkin says the young man got “carried...
by admin | Sep 27, 2002 | News
Northwestern College takes on Nebraska Wesleyan tomorrow in a Great Plains conference clash between a pair of unbeatens.Northwestern coach Orv Otten says his schedule from now on is a tough one with lots of ranked teams. Nebraska Wesleyan averages nearly 280-yards per...
by admin | Sep 27, 2002 | Health & Medicine
Five more people have been added to Iowa’s total of those diagnosed with the West Nile virus. Assistant state epidemiologist Dr. Cort Lohff says only one of the five was admitted to a hospital, which could mean more people are being tested in clinics and...
by admin | Sep 27, 2002 | Politics & Government
The state may add some checks of retailers for underage liquor sales to go along with checks for underage tobacco sales. Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division Administrator, Lynn Walding, says the tobacco checks have been successful.Walding says they achieved 88-percent...