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Photography of Gregory Reeder standing by the interstate. From the files of the Daily Nonpareil, featured in the attached article.

Photograph of City Engineer Greg Reeder from the files of the Daily Nonpareil.

Robert Dole 's visit to Council Bluffs

Elizabeth Dole in Council Bluffs for her husband's campaign

Elizabeth Dole: Gave Bush high marks in Thursday's debate with Geraldine Ferraro

The old Dohany Theater, scene of some of Council Bluffs' most brilliant gatherings in the past was damaged by fire late Saturday night. The fire damaged the stage of the theater which is still in much the same condition it was when the theater was in…

Dohany's Opera House . . . was the predecessor of the Strand Theater at Broadway and Sixth Street. This illustration is from a souvenir book of Council Bluffs scenes printed about 1900. It includes little history of the building. The Nonpareil's…

The Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial covered in paint by vandals

A winter view of the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial at Fairview Cemetery

One Of The Finest Works . . . of the late Daniel Chester French was scheduled for a paint job. It stands at Lafayette Ave. and North Second St.

Touched by winter's magic artistry, the Dodge Memorial statue and fountain are transformed into a picture of fairyland during the recent heavy snow.

Know Your Scenes: This imposing bronze figure is the city's most famous statue and, appropriately, is associated with one of the best known families in Council Bluffs history. Can you identify it? the answer appears elsewhere on this page.

Covered With Paint . . . is one indignity memorial statue has sustained at hands of vandals. Inaccessibility and vandalism are reasons sometimes cited for moving Dodge Memorial from present location near Fairview Cemetery. But city officials hope…
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