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Walter Liggett as seen Jan. 1, 1929. Public Domain / Underwood & Underwood / Wikimedia Commons / Special to The Forum Walter Liggett was a reporter for the Journal and Daily News in Minneapolis and the St. Paul Pioneer Press, prior to 1908 when he worked as a reporter for the Fargo Forum (now The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead). He then edited newspapers in Alaska and the state of Washington and, in 1918, returned to North Dakota to edit the Fargo Courier News and then briefly served as editor of Bismarck’s Capital Daily. Liggett spent the next 16 years working for various agencies, writing articl...
-Submitted graphic This rendering shows what the Floyd of Rosedale statue by artist Dale Merrill will look like when installed in Fort Dodge. -Messenger photo by Chad Thompson The plaza where the Floyd of Rosedale will go is shown here at the southwest corner of the Rosedale Rapids Aquatic Center. -Messenger photo by Chad Thompson The plaza where the Floyd of Rosedale will go is shown here at the southwest corner of the Rosedale Rapids Aquatic Center. Paved sidewalks and a stone octagon plaza sit at the southwest corner of the Rosedale Rapids Aquatic Center property. That space is r...
-Messenger file photo Randy Kuhlman, chief executive officer and president of the Fort Dodge Community Foundation and United Way, poses in the group’s downtown Fort Dodge offices. -Submitted illustration In March, a giant sculpture of the Floyd of Rosedale will be set up at the intersection of 10th Avenue North and 32nd Street, not far from the site of Rosedale Farms. -Submitted illustration In March, a giant sculpture of the Floyd of Rosedale will be set up at the intersection of 10th Avenue North and 32nd Street, not far from the site of Rosedale Farms. As the economic fallout of ...