Aug. 26, 2004

NEWS: An explosion destroyed a house in Fort Dodge, but no one was injured.

SPORTS: Jill Mulholland had the low individual net in the Fort Dodge Country Club Ladies League with 30.

Aug. 26, 1989

NEWS: John Ferrell, of Webster City, designed and constructed a stained glass window for Asbury United Methodist Church.

SPORTS: The Eagle Grove boys took first place in the Mason City Newman Invitational cross country meet.

Aug. 26, 1964

NEWS: Larry J. Warford, director of business education at Fort Dodge Senior High School, was elected executive secretary of the Iowa Distributive Educators Association.

SPORTS: The Fort Dodge Country Club women’s team won the State Women’s Team golf tournament in Dubuque.