From our files: June 23, 2019
10 Years ago: June 23, 2009 NEWS: The Fort Dodge City Council approved a $2 million street repair contract. SPORTS: Fort Dodge beat West Des Moines Valley 5-1 and lost 4-3 in baseball.
25 Years ago: June 23, 1994 NEWS: Marilyn and Gary McCubbin opened the Crystal Candle restaurant in Gowrie. SPORTS: Dawn Anderson, of Fort Dodge, scored a hole-in-one at the Fort Dodge Country Club.
50 Years ago: June 23, 1969 NEWS: Fort Dodge native John C. (Jack) Rice was named manager of the Tobin Packing Co. Rochester, New York, division. SPORTS: Sandy’s Distributing of Fort Dodge came in fifth in the Mason City Early Bird Softball Tournament.