When the first locomotive rumbled into Fort Dodge spewing smoke and steam on a summer day in 1869, the community was finally connected to the rest of the country in a reliable way. The arrival of the railroads helped launch a long growth spurt in Fort Dodge. The city was served by four ...
It’s very rare that we can say a nation was fundamentally different the day after a major construction project was completed from what it was the day before. But that’s exactly what happened to the United States of America on May 10, 1869, as the First Transcontinental Railroad was ...
GOWRIE — Genealogy took Southeast Valley High School history teacher Josh Dyer to many cemeteries over the years, and he kept noticing the same thing: some headstones were cared for, others left to the weather and covered in moss and dirt. This spring, Dyer handed seven Southeast Valley ...
Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Thursday Violation of parole — Xavier Jamie Lee Rhone, 30, 243 N. 12th St., transferred to Parole Board. First degree burglary — Xavier Jamie Lee Rhone, 30, 243 N. 12th St., preliminary hearing set for June 12, no contact order issued. Violation of ...