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Vicar Allen Henderson and his family were welcomed to the Swea City community and Our Savior Lutheran Church following their move from St. Louis. Pictured from a 1987 file photo is Vicar and Mrs. Henderson and daughter, Kristen. Standing in background is daughter Kandi and son Kelly.

Murdered Fort Dodge pastor once served Swea City

By now, most readers have heard the news about Allen Henderson who was murdered in Fort Dodge outside the St. Paul Lutheran Church where he pastored. The Des Moines Register reported that Allen was found unresponsive outside the church at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. He died soon after being discovered from the injuries.

Eight over 80: Evelyn Pape

“I miss driving terribly,” Evelyn Pape, who turned 94 in June 2019, commented wistfully at the beginning of the interview, adding, “I have two cars, but Kevin drives them.”

Following your dreams leads to dream job

When Alyssa Fothergill left for college in the fall of 2016, she would have never imagined that she would be a business owner three years later. But that is exactly what happened to her.

Kossuth County History Buff

A (FUNNY) STORY OF EARLY PIONEER DAYS

No illegal activity from city on mowing ditch

The last couple of weeks, including this issue, the Armstrong Journal has had letter to the editor’s concerning the mowing of the ditch north of C Avenue. The issue was brought up by C Avenue resident, Keith Lange.

McCartan’s prep for national competition

Two Iowa families were represented at the U.S. National Aerobatic Championships earlier this week.

CJ Cheever and his 3rd generation tractor

Tue, 08/20/2019 - 4:18pm admin

CJ Cheever posted to Facebook last week that he brought his grandfathers tractor to his farm. CJ is the 3rd generation of Cheever’s to have the tractor on their farm in working order.