by admin | Jul 30, 2008 | Business, Politics & Government
A group of developers is starting the long process of trying secure a state license for a casino in the far northwest corner of Iowa. Lyon County Economic Development director Glenn Anderson says that area near the tiny town of Larchwood is an excellent location...
by admin | Jul 30, 2008 | Health & Medicine
A doctor who works for the national "Partnership for Prevention" is applauding a program at Y.M.C.A.’s in Des Moines, Marshalltown and the Quad Cities that’s helping kids be more active. Dr. Corinne Husten, vice president for policy development...
by admin | Jul 30, 2008 | News
One of the heaviest traveled eastern Iowa roads, that closed in mid-June because of flood damage, is back in business for the first time today. Steve Bellmer with the Iowa Department of Transportation says workers were forced to grade and repave a nearly one mile...
by admin | Jul 30, 2008 | Crime & Courts, Military
A full military funeral for Second Lieutenant Holley Wimunc was held Tuesday in her hometown of Dubuque. The body of the 24-year-old Army nurse was found murdered in North Carolina earlier this month. At the service, family friend Tim Kraemer fondly remembered the...
by admin | Jul 30, 2008 | Education
A report from the Department of Education shows Iowa schools suffered over 60 million dollars in flood and storm damage. The preliminary report compiled by the Department of Education for the Rebuild Iowa Commission does not include the Des Moines School District and...
