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A 13-year-old girl in Florida asked and received snow from Chicago's worst storm
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis Day In Weather History is a daily podcast by Chris Mei from The Weather Network, featuring...
Then and Now: Union Pacific railroad bridge
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo Finance· 5 months agoJan. 7—After several years of negotiations with railroad companies, the promoters of the 1974 world's fair were making progress in the early 1970s, though it was slow. The 1970 merger of the ...
In 1885, Kewanee's Reds played the Chicago White Stockings; It didn't turn out well
Star-Courier via Yahoo News· 2 years ago(Special from Kewanee, Ill. – Saturday, Sept. 12, 1885)On their way to the Gateway City for a weekend series against the St. Louis Maroons, the nationally-renowned Chicago White Stockings briefly ...
Vintage Chicago Tribune: 10 key moments in George Halas’ life on the 40th anniversary of his death
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo Sports· 7 months agomarks 40 years since Chicago Bears founder, owner, coach and player George Halas died. Just a child...
Things to do in SE Iowa this weekend: 'Mamma Mia,' fall market, yoga, celebrate recovery and more
The Hawk Eye via Yahoo News· 2 years agoToday Jefferson Street Farmers Market is from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Downtown Burlington. Find the best and freshest produce, plants and baked goods, plus local honey, jams, natural soaps and ...
Burlington community gathers at the Depot to celebrate Amtrak's $11.5M investment
The Hawk Eye via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCommunity members, city and state leaders, and Amtrak officials gathered Thursday in the Great Room of the Burlington Depot to celebrate an $11.5 million investment in exterior improvements ...
Burlington celebrates Park Month, new playground at Dankwardt
The Hawk Eye via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt was a walk in the park on Wednesday in Burlington. Burlington Community Development and Parks director Eric Tysland and a large contingent of Parks staff welcomed residents to the Park Month ...
Dinner aboard the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad a suitable celebration
The News-Herald, Willoughby, Ohio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 22—A dinner aboard the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad was the setting when four onetime News-Herald colleagues recently reunited. It had been at least 30 years since most of us had worked ...
Amtrak breaks ground for Ottumwa project
Ottumwa Courier, Iowa via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 26—OTTUMWA — A facelift is coming to Ottumwa's Amtrak station. Officials grabbed the golden shovels and tossed some dirt Friday, marking the start of a two-year, $13.8 million project that ...
Dave Clarke's Kewanee history from the Star Courier archives
Star-Courier via Yahoo News· 2 years ago15 years agoFriday, Aug.10, 2007 Jewel Stuckey, 90, who owned and operated Jewel’s Barber Shop in...
