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Logan-Magnolia Bond Election On March 11 - New Junior-Senior High Complex
The "1901 Building" . . . at the Logan-Magnolia School Complex would be demolished if voters pass a bond issue. School officials say the old building allows "very little flexibility" in class programming.
Home At Logan Was Coach Stop
The Davis Homestead . . . northeast of Logan was once a stagecoach stop. Almost the only thing remaining of the structure that would indicate its age is a heavy door which was supposed to have been bullet and arrow proof.
Growing Pains Again In Logan
The Logan Business District . . . is one of the busiest in Harrison County. The town serves as the county seat and attracts residents from all corners of the county with its variety of businesses downtown.
Mary Loves Job As Jail Matron
Bars On The Windows . . . at the rear of the Harrison County Jail are the only clues that the structure holds prisoners. The front part of the building is where Sheriff Louis "Louie" Allstot resides with his wife Mary, matron of the jail.
Logan's Oversize Depot Stands Silent And Unused - Once The 'Grand Central Station' Of S.W. Iowa
Long Logan Depot . . . measures 175 feet from end to end, and makes men wonder why such a large station was built.
Probes History Of Logan's Big House On A High Hill
Built By John Berry . . . this southern style home built on a high hilltop above Logan is the subject of much speculation by travelers on the highway below.
House On The Hill Ties Logan's Past To Present
Both Stories . . . of the old James McCoid house, which is now owned by the George Kellys and Howard Scotts in Logan, are on ground level. Built into a hill, the house is of frame and locally quarried stone.
Trio pedals 1,000 miles to make class reunion
Janet Pond, left, Mike Hughes and Mike Lenihan arrive hot but happy after riding their bikes 1,060 miles from Idaho to Council Bluffs to attend a St. Albert High School class reunion. Lenihan holds his daughter, Megan, who learned to walk while he…
Footlongs and a '57 Chevy: auction steps b ack in time
The Rev. Edward Hurley, executive coordinator of the St. Albert School System, accepts a frosty mug from "car ho" Candi Narmi. She is dressed in the theme of this year's St. Albert Benefit Auction, "The Fabulous '50s." Narmi is the co-chairperson…
Council Bluffs Schools St. Albert--General
aerial view of St. Albert Catholic High School and athletic field, toward the end of construction.
Scenic Loess Hills Turn Into Eyesores
A dirt-moving vehicle sits at the George Paulson construction Co. site just off Highway 375 near Woodbury Avenue. Paulson says has a permit to hail soil from the site which is also part of development plans for the site.
Bluffs Developers Plan Motel - Near Little Sioux
The Bunk House . . . at the proposed Little Sioux Village tourist development will be a Best Western motel, project developer William Daley of Council Bluffs announced. The 104-unit motel will be of western style and include a meeting room and…
Little Sioux Village Planned - $1.25 Million Tourist Area
Little Sioux Village . . . will be a re-creation of the old west, complete with old west costumes, hitching rails, a stagecoach and 25-cent haircuts. Bill Dailey, project developer, and Ted Morse, designer, hope construction can begin by the first of…
Murray Hill Claims View, Area's Only 'Mountain' Road - Four-Way Vista For Energetic Sunday Drivers
'Mountain' Road . . . complete with "Slow" and "Danger" signs winds south across the side of Murray Hill.
Murray Hill Claims View, Area's Only 'Mountain' Road - Four-Way Vista For Energetic Sunday Drivers
View From Top . . . of Murray Hill between Little Sioux and Pisgah looks across other hills, farms and the Little Sioux River running north into the horizon.