by Dar Danielson | Dec 31, 2004 | Human Interest, News
A legendary northeast Iowa radio broadcaster has died. Dick Petrik who spent his entire 41-year career at KOEL AM in Oelwein, died Wednesday evening after a long illness. Petrik took the job as KOEL’s first news director in April of 1952, nearly two years after...
by admin | Dec 31, 2004 | Recreation / Entertainment
Some lucky Iowans got snowmobiles for Christmas but have yet to test them out — due to the lack of snow. David Downing, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ snowmobile program manager, says anxious snowmobilers might consider taking the snowmobile...
by admin | Dec 31, 2004 | Crime & Courts
The Iowa Attorney General’s suing a central Iowa contractor for leaving a broken gas line that could have been a ticking time bomb. The Attorney General’s office says Greg Coalbank was digging to install phone lines in Hartford when he cut into the natural...
by admin | Dec 31, 2004 | News
A conference coming up in a couple of weeks will focus on women in agriculture. Buena Vista County Extension Education Director Rhonda Christensen help organize the “Women in Denim” conference. She says it’s an opportunity for women who have some...
by admin | Dec 30, 2004 | Uncategorized
The 16th ranked Iowa Hawkeyes have one final non-conference tuneup against St. Louis University tomorrow night before opening Big Ten play next week. The Hawkeyes are 11-1 after a victory over the Air Force Academy and lost to the Billikens in last year’s NIT....
