Dec. 18, 2007

NEWS: City Councilwoman Jane Burleson was honored at her very last council meeting.

SPORTS: Rockwell City-Lytton beat Laurens-Marathon, 48-39, in girls basketball.

Dec. 18, 1992

NEWS: Thomas Hodge resigned as director of the Fort Dodge Public Library.

SPORTS: Fort Dodge beat West Des Moines Valley, 46-13, in wrestling.

Dec. 18, 1967

NEWS: Air Force Maj. Earl Krug, of West Bend, was home for Christmas after completing 100 strike missions over North Vietnam.

SPORTS: Fort Dodge beat Britt, 28-11, in wrestling.