by admin | May 29, 2003 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
Authorities have released the name of a six-year-old northwest Iowa boy who was killed in an accident on a farm. The Sioux County Sheriff’s office says Michael Pohlen of rural Hospers was accidentally struck by a skid loader while his family was doing yard work....
by admin | May 29, 2003 | Business
Unionized workers at the Quad Cities’ largest employer are speaking out against a Bush administration plan to change federal rules for Department of Defense workers nationwide. It would effect thousands of workers at the Rock Island Arsenal. Randy Donnelly is...
by admin | May 29, 2003 | Politics & Government
About 50 members of the Meskwaki nation visited the statehouse today, appealing for state lawmakers’ help in convincing federal officials to validate the recent tribal election. Tribal chairman Homer Bear, Junior, the winner of last week’s election, says...
by admin | May 29, 2003 | Politics & Government
Iowa lawmakers are meeting again in Des Moines, but not much has happened. There’s been a lot of talk, but very little action so far. It wasn’t ’til four hours after the legislature convened that a Senate committee began debating a bill that would...
by admin | May 29, 2003 | Uncategorized
Organizers expect a record field on Saturday for the annual Dam-to-Dam road race in Des Moines. The 20-K race has been the feature since the beginning and starts at the Saylorville Dam before finishing in downtown Des Moines.Kurt Schaffer who says the 20-K has become...
