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Proposal to save courthouse relics
The carving . . . on the counter in the county auditor's office is more notable to Andrew Fahrenkrog, 1, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Fahrenkrog, because he can't see over it. His mother presented a letter to the County board of Supervisors asking that…
This must be the place
Donna Gell and Bev Frohardt knew their journey from one building to another was over when they found the Pottawattamie County Courthouse sign. They are employees in the County Auditor's Office which is in the midst of moving into the new courthouse.…
Pottawattamie County Courthouse File 1
Courthouse tower
May take tower off courthouse
Courthouse tower . . .may be removed. The tower, from the base of the Statue of Justice is 100 feet high. --Nonpareil Photo.
Antiques still functional in 85-tear-old courthouse
The magnificent woodwork ... in the courthouse finds its epitome in the judge's bench with an overheard canopy. Associate District Court Judge Ross Caniglia sits on the bench which may have originated in Chicago, Ill.
Antiques still functional in 85-tear-old courthouse
The start of the day . . . for County Recorder Dorothy Letner is opening a gold-lettered safe patented in 1877 and built in Canton, Ohio. A yellowed mountain scene is painted on the inside and outside doors. -- Nonpareil Photos.
Pottawattamie County File 3
Wayne Bryant, Board of Supervisors
Pottawattamie County File 3
Vivian Ehlers, Board of Supervisors
Pottawattamie County File 3
Hubert House, Board of Supervisors
Pottawattamie County File 3
Don Smith, Board of Supervisors
Pottawattamie County File 3
Arlene Steege, Board of Supervisors
Pottawattamie County File 3
Marilyn Jo Drake, County Auditor
Old bones pose no threat
The state archeologist will be asked to investigate human skeletal remains discovered protruding from a bank east of Council Bluffs. Pictures is a ribcage. Remains of at least two people may have been buried during Mormon migrations through this…
Pottawattamie County File 2
Pottawattamie County File 2
Oakland dentist named head of new county conservation board
At Organizational Meeting. . . of Pottawattamie County Conservation Commission are its five members. They are: Dr. Leo Dick of Oakland, Robert Gronstal of Treynor, and Clyde Talley of Council Bluffs, all seated; Douglas Peters of Council Bluffs and…
Sherbon hearing delayed
Before the Board of Supervisors . . . are attorney Lyle Rodenburg (right) and his clients, Phil and Margaret Sherbon. Rodenburg and attorney Matt Walsh, who is representing Cheryl Lary, asked and received a delay of the hearing that will determine…
41 Persons live together as on 'family' at home near McClelland
Since 1903 . . .this many widowed brick building near McClelland has served as the Pottawattamie County Home for the Aged. This is a view of the main entrance.
Abuse charges lead to probe of county home
Under investigation . . . is the Pottawattamie County Care Facility. A complain was recently made to the County Board of Supervisors about alleged misconduct by some of the facility's employees, including mistreatment of residents at the facility.…