by admin | Feb 27, 2009 | Politics & Government
A task force appointed by the governor continued its work today to develop recommendations for how Iowa should change its laws regarding the employment of people with mental retardation. Representatives from six state agencies have been reviewing current regulations...
by admin | Feb 27, 2009 | Uncategorized
Grinnell College will host the Midwest Conference Mens Basketball Championships this weekend in Grinnell. The Pioneers will open against St. Norbert of Wisconsin in the second semi-final Friday night. Head coach Dave Arsenault says he doesn’t know how they...
by admin | Feb 27, 2009 | Business
A manufacturing company is laying off employees at both of its facilities in northwest Iowa. Rosenboom Machine and Tool Human Resources Manager Jack Schreurs says the cuts include 12 permanent and 65 temporary layoffs in Sheldon and 19 permanent and 75 temporary...
by admin | Feb 27, 2009 | Crime & Courts
A few more details have been released about the discovery of a body in Crawford County Tuesday. The body was found in a ditch along a gravel road south of Dow City. The Iowa State Medical Examiner’s office has completed an autopsy and a cause of death has been...
by admin | Feb 27, 2009 | Health & Medicine
A building with a lot of history is slated to come down Saturday in Cedar Rapids — as another victim of the June flooding. Demolition crews plan to implode the Family Practice Center building at the Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids at 8 o’clock....
