by admin | Oct 31, 2002 | Business, Human Interest
An Iowa business three decades old is having a very good year. Lynn Dobson knew from the time he finished college what he wanted to do — come home to Lake City and start a business making the pipe organs that grace the country’s churches, cathedrals and...
by admin | Oct 31, 2002 | Health & Medicine
The president of the American Nurses Association will be in Iowa today to encourage those in the profession to carry on, despite increasing challenges. Barbara Blakeney says she has hope for nursing and hope for the patients, even though Iowa faces a critical shortage...
by admin | Oct 30, 2002 | Business
Twenty Maytag workers in Newton will be out of a job at year’s end. A regional distribution center will be closed. The 20 workers may be offered jobs in other parts of Maytag’s operations. The company’s managers don’t know what they’ll do...
by admin | Oct 30, 2002 | Crime & Courts, Politics & Government
The major party candidates for Governor are criss-crossing the state in separate bus tours as they seek votes for next Tuesday’s election. During a stop in Mason City, Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Gross said if Iowans elect a Republican legislature...
by admin | Oct 30, 2002 | Politics & Government
Around 200 people attended a public hearing last night in the Dickinson County town of Milford on a proposed hog confinement facility. Many residents say they’re opposed to the facility planned by Dutch Creek Custom Farms of Minnesota because of its location...
