Central City NewsLocal news for Central City, IA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Anamosa Preps by Predicting Upstream Floods- April 29, 2008 "We'd probably have to close the road for one thing." The Jones County community is preparing for record flooding Sunday night. The National Weather Service says the Wapsipinicon River could rise to more than 23 feet by Tuesday morning. via KCRG-TV Cedar Rapidshttp://www.topix.net/city/central-city-ia/2008/04/anamosa-preps-by-predicting-upstream-flo... Senior center offers canoe trip- April 11, 2008 The Iowa CityJohnson County Senior Center's first canoe trip of the season, open to the adult public, will be June 7. Volunteer Diane Fritts will guide participants in a two-hour canoe trip on the Wapsipinicon ... via Press-Citizenhttp://www.topix.net/city/central-city-ia/2008/04/senior-center-offers-canoe-trip?fromrss=... Central City is latest to give students Apples- April 9, 2008 "If I go to any district in Iowa and ask them if they want one-to-one laptop initiatives in their schools, they'll all be interested" By JACQUELINE LEE REGISTER STAFF WRITER Posted at 04:05 on 04092008 Results of laptop programs School districts across the country have had different results from implementing laptop programs. via Indianola Record-Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/central-city-ia/2008/04/central-city-is-latest-to-give-students-... Central City Gets High Tech with Laptops- April 5, 2008 "It's helping me learn a new system because I'm not used to Apples, er Macs" An eastern Iowa school district is jumping right into the technology age. The Central City School District just spent about a $550,000 to buy new laptops for every teacher and student, from fifth grade up. via KWWL-TV Waterloohttp://www.topix.net/city/central-city-ia/2008/04/central-city-gets-high-tech-with-laptops... |