Dayton News

Jane Klingson, of Paton, works in the wig bank at the Trinity Regional Medical Center Cancer Center, where she fits wigs for those who have lost their hair.

Harcourt mayor: Donna Brundage, Matt Davis, Devere Freeman; City Council candidates: Marc Greenfield, Meredith Hurtado.

R. Larry Phillips, 68, of Duncombe, died Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge.

Horses once again enjoyed the spotlight on the roads of Dayton. Relegated to pastures and shows since the invention of the automobile, horses of multiple breeds took to the streets for the Dayton Labor Day Parade Monday morning.

Boyd Polhamus's love of rodeo has grown since he was a small boy. Riding junior steers and junior bulls as a youth has translated into a career as a national rodeo announcer, which started for the Texas native in 1985.

There are plenty of clowns, horses and cowboys to be found at the Dayton Rodeo, but take a look around Oak Park and it's easy to see there is much more to the community's celebration.

The 2009 incarnation of the Dayton National Championship Rodeo will attract large crowds this Labor Day weekend - deservedly so.

A memorial visitation for 28-year-old Todd Eslick, the pilot killed in Sunday's crash near Tea, will be from noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Heritage Funeral Home, 57th Street and Minnesota Avenue.

Gene S. Anderson, 81, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, died Monday, August 3, 2009, at his home with his family comforting him.

Gene S. Anderson, 81, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, died Monday, August 3rd, 2009, at his home with his family comforting him.

Area customers of Xenia Rural Water District are waiting to find out if their monthly bills will swell to as much as $65. The Bouton-based district is saddled with about $141 million in debt, but doesn't have enough revenue to pay it off.

When students and staff return to Southeast Webster-Grand for the first day of classes Aug.

Arnold Johnson, 82, of Lebanon, died Thursday morning, July 16, 2009, at Christian Health Care South in Lebanon.

Mervyn C. Swanson 88, of Edina, Missouri, and formerly of Boxholm, and Stratford, Iowa, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 13, 2009, at his home in Edina, Missouri.

An accident involving a minivan and a motorcycle sent two people to the hospital Thursday afternoon.

A former Dayton teacher who left the classroom to become a diplomat has been nominated to hold two top posts in the State Department.

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu pivoted during an appearance in Des Moines on Monday from his normally professorial demeanor, and cracked a joke about the significance of a Cabinet-level secretary traveling to Iowa.

The parade celebrating the 28th annual Lehigh River Days could be heard downtown way before anyone standing on the sidewalks in the business district could see it.

John Lovretta/The Hawk Eye Rose Chochley of West Burlington hugs Tiffany Clay of West Burlington, left, a student at Dayton's School of Hair Design, on its last day Friday after some 60 years at 315 N. Main St.

Settled comfortably in folding chairs or on blankets, about 150 people spread out across the green grass of North Lawn Cemetery Monday to pay tribute to those who will never again enjoy a fine spring day.