Joseph Glidden News Today

Troy is famous as the Collar City and ironmaking. But that wasn’t the only industry that made a mark on the American frontier. How about barb wire?The importance of barb wire was instrumental in taming the Midwest, especially those lands that were vast expanses of open prairie. With no trees, no fences, or stones to […]

DeKALB –  Horse enthusiasts and those looking for a local activity will have the opportunity to learn more about the history of horses at the Glidden Homestead. Attendees can enjoy a warm meal while becoming more versed in DeKalb horse history.  The History of the Morgan Horse will be held from 12 p.m. to 4....

On Nov. 24, 1971, a passenger who became known as "D.B. Cooper" hijacked a Northwest Airlines flight from Portland, Ore.

If you were a pioneer homesteading on the grassy plains of Texas or Oklahoma in the 1800s, you might have planted Osage oranges for windbreaks or as hedgerows to keep

Amarillo millionaire Stanley Marsh 3 couldn’t believe his own good fortune—the Cullen Davis murder trial was coming to town.

On Sept. 25, the contract for the city of DeKalb to purchase the building that was once the first barbed wire factory was approved. At the same time, an insulting conversation about turning the building into a parking lot ensued.  The property at 128-140 S. Second St. has a long history with the city of...

Virtual fencing has the potential to make a sweeping impact on the American West’s inhabitants, human and animal alike.

Joseph Glidden, son of David and Polly Glidden of Charlestown, was born in that town in January of 1813. Sixty years later he patented an invention that changed the history

Editor’s note: This is part of a series on farm museums throughout the Midwest.

Who was arrested over the weekend? Here are the Kenosha County Jail booking photos for people facing possible felony charges who were booked June 10-12. A defendant is presumed innocent