From our files
10 Years ago: Sept. 17, 2008
NEWS: Fort Dodge police alerted the public to a scam where a caller claiming to represent the Amber Alert program asked for donations over the phone.
SPORTS: St. Edmond beat Eagle Grove in five games of volleyball.
25 Years ago: Sept. 17, 1993
NEWS: No one was injured when shots were fired into an Iowa Central dormitory.
SPORTS: The Dodger girls swim team edged Sioux City North, 94-90, for their first win of the season.
50 Years ago: Sept. 17, 1968
NEWS: An unknown prankster painted the word “war” on stop signs around Fort Dodge so they read “stop war.”
SPORTS: Joe Harvey bowled a 237 game in the Owl Hooters league.