Camp Dodge News Archives

The legacy of citizen diplomacy that led farmer Roswell Garst to invite Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to Iowa 50 years ago lives on in many ways, speakers told an international conference in Des Moines today.

The smoked chicken sandwich basket with baked apples and baked beans. Scene: Located in one of the many strip malls along Merle Hay Road in Johnston, Cactus Bob's BBQ Corral has been open about four years.

JOHN ZELLER is writer of Des Moines history and a hopelessly bad dancer. Contact: jzeller@mchsi.com * August 15, 2009 Laws regulating dancing in Des Moines have always seemed to be one step forward and two steps back.

'Are we ready for our returning soldiers? What are we Iowans doing to get ready?' The strong voice of Randy Omvig, father of Joshua Omvig, who took his own life after returning from Iraq, challenged the group at a presentation of 'Another Kind of Valor' community meeting, held July 25 at the National Guard Joint Forces Headquarters at Camp Dodge, ...

The Iowa Army National Guard is using Saylorville Lake to practice aerial firefighting starting Wednesday.

The half-dollar-sized lapel pin and accompanying certificate are pristine, rare and valuable.