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‘We didn’t forget’
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On Aug. 15, 1945, the United States’ ongoing war with Imperial Japan officially ended. The war in Europe had ended a few months before. There was a mass celebration. In New York’s Times Square, Alfred Eisenstaedt took his iconic image of a sailor kissing a nurse that would grace the ...
From our files: August 2010
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Leading by example
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Four north central Iowa farm families were recognized by the State of Iowa for their environmental leadership in agriculture. James Hepp, of Calhoun County; Lynn Knutson and Joyce Knutson, of Hamilton County; Mike and MIchelle Coleman, of Humboldt County; and Tom and Kaitlin Geake and John ...
Called to do more
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Editor's note: This feature first ran in a special publication called Hometown Pride, published June 28, 2025, featuring people and organizations from Fort Dodge and the surrounding area who are making a difference in their communities. Doing more. It is something Fort Dodge’s ...
Bringing the past to the present
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A historical archive room may be an unconventional place to find a graphic design student mastering his art while earning his degree. For Samuel Guddall, of Fort Dodge, a summer internship with the Webster County Historical Society turned out to be the ideal opportunity. “Ths was just ...