Tuesday News Briefs Iowan Shawn Johnson persevered and finally reached her goal of a gold
medal. Shawn's score of 16.225 topped the competition. Teammate
Nastia Luikin finished second to take a silver..with China's Cheng Fei
taking the bronze. Johnson's Olympics medal count is one gold and
three silver. Luikin obtained a gold, three silver and bronze.
The Marshalltown Sidewalk Committee presented its priority list for
sidewalk installation in the City to...
Monday News Briefs Law enforcement officers begin another Special Traffic Enforcement Program today
that will run through August 31st. "Over the Limit, Under Arrest" will encourage
drivers to buckle up..with emphasis upon drunk or impaired drivers. Alcohol-related
deaths have increased for three straight years..with 111 deaths in 2007.
Alliant Energy on Friday afternoon broke ground for a new $1 million dollar training and
technical center. ...
News Briefs Friday, Alliant Energy broke ground for a new training center the company will use
to train employees. The new one-million dollar facility will replace a 30 year old
center located on Quarry Road. President Tom Aller told the attendees the new
facility will be two buildings...an 8 thousand plus square foot facility incorporating
the latest technology for training..and a 4 thousand foot building that will be a garage,
welding training are and storage. ...
