Aug. 15, 2004

NEWS: Susan Shields was the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility Outstanding Employee of the Month for August 2004.

SPORTS: Diane Blomker scored 75 in the Eclectic Tournament at the Fort Dodge Country Club.

Aug. 15, 1989

NEWS: Paulette Thenhaus was the new museum educator at the Blanden Memorial Art Museum.

SPORTS: Jean Mowry, of Webster City, won the Cystic Fibrosis Charity golf tournament at Willow Creek Golf Club in Des Moines.

Aug. 15, 1964

NEWS: Frank Collison and Ray Tolley surrendered to Emmetsburg police after a manhunt after they abducted and disarmed Laurens officers who had detained them.

SPORTS: Fort Dodge beat Council Bluffs 19-1 in baseball.