For some of the red-clad veterans cramming into the Fort Dodge Regional Airport terminal before sunrise Tuesday, the day’s journey would be their first visit to the nation’s capital. Others had been to Washington D.C., previously but were returning in the company of fellow ...
Deer causes motorcycle wreck BARNUM — A man who swerved to miss a deer was injured when his motorcycle crashed Tuesday afternoon in western Webster County. The crash happened at about 2 p.m. on Baxter Avenue near 190th Street. Webster County Sheriff Luke Fleener said James Larson, of Pomeroy, was driving a 2017 Harley-Davidson when a deer ran in front of him. He said Larson swerved and then crashed. He was taken to UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center. Barnum firefighters and an ambulance from the Fort Dodge Fire Department responded along with sheriff’s ...
Since the United States of America was founded 250 years ago, some 1.1 million men and women have died defending the nation. Their final resting places are at the hallowed grounds of national cemeteries such as Arlington National Cemetery, or beneath the rows of crosses overlooking the ...
An Army veteran from Gowrie who was once the state leader of the American Legion was honored Monday during the Memorial Day observance at Terry Moehnke Veterans Memorial Park. Jim Peterson received the Veteran of the Year Award from the Fort Dodge Veterans Council from Tom Dorsey, the ...
