Primary 2022: Two Democrats challenging Wyden to run for U.S. Senate
The primary pits Sen. Ron Wyden, who has held the seat since 1996, against William Barlow III and Bent Thompson.
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The primary pits Sen. Ron Wyden, who has held the seat since 1996, against William Barlow III and Bent Thompson.
Jacob “Jake“ Dekker, age 101, of Fulda, formerly of Worthington, died Saturday, April 23, 2022, at the Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Fulda. He was born on January 8, 1921 to Bastian and Martha (Herwynen) Dekker in Boyden, Iowa. He was the eldest child of Dutch immigrants. When he started school he only knew Dutch. As he learned English he taught his parents, his one brother and two sisters the new language. Farming was in his blood at an early age. When he was in seventh grade he quit school and farmed with his dad. In 1942 he was drafted into WWII and was with the 332nd Company A Engineer Re...