Feb. 19, 2004

NEWS: U.S. Rep. Tom Latham, R-Alexander, spoke to area residents at a town meeting in Pocahontas.

SPORTS: St. Edmond beat Southeast Webster 78-56 in girls basketball.

Feb. 19, 1989

NEWS: Prairie Valley eighth-grade students published a book of their own poems and stories called “The Last Roar.”

SPORTS: Fort Dodge beat Mason City 55-47 in girls basketball.

Feb. 19, 1964

NEWS: John Howard Griffin, author of “Black Like Me,” gave a two-hour lecture at St. Edmond.

SPORTS: Ruth Culver bowled a 210 in the Ivy League at Dodger Lanes.