by admin | Aug 30, 2004 | Business
Ribbon cutting ceremonies were held over the weekend at the Emery Generating Station between Mason City and Clear Lake. The natural gas-fueled power plant is owned by Alliant Energy’s Iowa subsidiary Interstate Power and Light. I-P-L president Thomas Aller...
by admin | Aug 30, 2004 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
A stretch of highway with a reputation for being one of Iowa’s deadliest is the scene of another fatal accident. The latest accident was Saturday afternoon on Iowa Highway 58 in Cedar Falls. 40-year-old Jonalie Gorman was a passenger on a motorcycle that...
by admin | Aug 30, 2004 | Crime & Courts
Sentencing is this afternoon (2 P.M.) for a woman from southern Minnesota convicted in the death of her Iowa boyfriend. 34-year-old Elvin Berg of Spirit Lake, Iowa, and 39-year-old Suzanne McNulty of Jackson were in a home in rural Jackson County in November of last...
by admin | Aug 30, 2004 | Outdoors
Southwest Iowa farmers and landowners who practice land stewardship are being rewarded for their work. Natural Resources Conservation Service chief Bruce Knight says the new conservation security program’s unlike anything else that’s been tried.He insists...
by admin | Aug 30, 2004 | Recreation / Entertainment
Voters in Washington County go to the polls tomorrow (Tuesday) to decide whether to allow gambling. Owners of Catfish Bend Casino announced last week they plan to build a riverboat and resort on 320 acres on the Iowa River about 15 miles south of Iowa City. Spokesman...
