Grant will help UNI center

A grant of more than 320-thousand dollars will help establish the Iowa Center for Applied Gerontology at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. Julia Wallace, the Dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, says it’s the study of aging, and...

Group holds service to talk about children and war

A coalition of religious organizations is holding another antiwar event this Sunday to speak out against the U.S. action in Iraq. Spokesperson Eloise Cranke says this is the fifth such event in the last year. She says this particular service focuses on the impact of...

Kerry and Dean trade shots over gun control

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry today attacked rival Howard Dean on the issue of gun control. Massachusetts Senator John Kerry says former Vermont Governor Howard Dean “actively” courted and received the National Rifle Association’s...

IHSAA looks to late night to figure out playoff matchups

The offices of the Iowa High School Athletic Association in Boone will be busy this evening where officials will put together the playoff pairings. Bud Legg of the Association says the first priority is to get all the scores to help them sort out the remaining 40...

Who’ll turn the football trick and get a playoff treat??

The high school football playoff field will be set following tonight’s close of the regular season. In class 1A, Conrad BCLUW was knocked out of the rankings with a loss to fifth-rated Eldora-New Providence but the Comets should move on with a win over Grundy...