by admin | Apr 30, 2008 | Health & Medicine, Politics & Government, Recreation / Entertainment
State officials say over 36,000 Iowans lost a total of 138,000 pounds in the past four months as part of the "Lighten Up, Iowa" challenge. Iowa Sports Foundation executive director Jim Hallihan is an organizer and co-founder of the "Lighten Up"...
by admin | Apr 30, 2008 | Politics & Government
State government, Iowa colleges and representatives of the wind energy industry have formed an "Iowa Alliance for Wind Innovation." Governor Chet Culver says a new website — www.iawind.org — has been created to serve as a...
by admin | Apr 30, 2008 | Human Interest
After nearly two decades of planning and construction, water will start flowing Thursday in northwest Iowa through the half-billion-dollar Lewis & Clark Regional Water System. Executive director Troy Larson says it’s been a long time coming. Larson says...
by admin | Apr 30, 2008 | Outdoors, Politics & Government
The Iowa Utilities Board today approved the request of Alliant Energy to build a new coal-fired electric plant in Marshalltown after nearly three hours of discussion. The board voted two-to-one in favor of the plant for its Interstate Power and Light Company...
by admin | Apr 30, 2008 | Politics & Government
Congressman Bruce Braley of Waterloo has endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Braley is one of the "super delegates" who may play a key role in deciding who wins the party’s nomination. "I had a chance to go to my...
