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From the Bahnsen Burner to the Don Chandler Rule
The Iowa West Foundation recently launched a program to celebrate some of the athletes from Council Bluffs and Pottawattamie County who have achieved national recognition in various sports.…
Invisible Excellence- WWI Armistice Signed, Unit K/Mobile One Returns Home
The sixth and final episode of our “Invisible Excellence” podcast series sees Council Bluffs Unit K’s remarkable wartime experience finally reaching its end. Titled “The WWI Armistice Signed, Unit…
Some Council Bluffs Mysteries
This episode looks at some Council Bluffs mysteries that have lingered through the years, yet remain unexplained. Included are the 1977 UFO Crash at Big Lake Park, the gruesome 1926 Keeline murders…
Fright for a Fee- Fifty Years of Omaha Council Bluffs Haunted Houses
Seasonal haunted houses appeared on the local scene about fifty years ago, initially fund raisers for a variety of groups and causes. Youth For Christ, Campus Life, March of Dimes, the Jaycees, and…
Invisible Excellence- A Difficult and Dangerous Drive Toward the Front
This installment finds Unit K/Mobile One being stationed ever closer to the perilous European front, with its attendant danger and devastation. For example, during this episode, in two different…
Philosophy of the American West
Is the American West a physical place or the concept of interacting with the wilderness and taming the land? Better represented by John Wayne winning the West and settling down living happily ever…
Invisible Excellence-Heightened Intensity: More Postings, More Patients
This is episode Four of the Invisible Excellence podcast series. It takes the listener right into the operating tents of the Army’s first ever battlefield hospital that actually moved long the front…
Invisible Excellence- Mobile 1 Logistics, staffing and 1st Wartime Experience
The tale of the Army’s first functional MASH unit, Council Bluffs’ Mobile 1 (aka Unit K) continues in this episode as writer/researcher Brian Mainwaring delves into the details of how the camps were…
Amelia Bloomer- Crusading for Rights and Temperance from Council Bluffs
Amelia Bloomer was born in New York but spent most of her adult life in Council Bluffs. Her name is associated with a garment worn by women and women’s rights, but there’s a lot more to the story…
Invisible Excellence- Unit K/Mobile 1 WWI Operations in France
This episode continues the story of Mobile Hospital No, 1, also known as Unit K or the Council Bluffs Unit in World War I. In this episode writer/researcher Brian Mainwaring recounts events such as…
Invisible Excellence- Creation of Mobile Hospital #1
It was one of the deadliest conflicts of all time-- new weaponry resulted in a scale and severity of injuries that was unprecedented. And the trauma of transporting these severely wounded to base…
Black Squirrels of the Bluffs
In this episode podcast host Richard Warner looks at the distribution of Council Bluffs' squirrel population, why they are black, how rare they are, some of the local traditions and laws regarding…
Ruffles to Reubens- Foods From the Metro
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A Legacy of Regret
Things out of history aren’t always what they appear. Historic figures that seem good or bad were actually every bit as complicated as we are. Even statues and monuments may have been designed to…
Loess Hills- A Grape Grower's Dream
This episode was recorded March 5, 2023 at Prairie Crossing Winery https://www.prairiecrossingwine.com. The winery is located near Treynor, Iowa, just south of state highway 92.In the episode Mr.…
The Mobster and the Metro
Comments and questions are always welcome. Contact the Historical Society at [email protected]. If you are interested in Council Bluffs history be sure to check our our local…
It’s History that Makes us Human
Kat Slaughter is Museums Director for the Historical Society of Pottawattamie County. She studied at the University of Wyoming, graduating in 2016 with a Bachelor's degree of History and…
Lost Restaurants of Omaha
The book "Lost Restaurants of Omaha" is available at The Bookworm at 2501 S. 90th in Omaha as well as Barnes & Noble at Oak View.Stay up-to-date on restaurants and things to do in the area by…
Kanesville Kollectibles
Kanesville Kollectibles is located at 530 South 4th Street in Council Bluffs, Iowa.Website: kanesvillekollectibles.com
The Fastest Men in the World
If getting there is good, getting there faster is even better, right? That seems to be the conventional wisdom, as machines are pushed to and nudged beyond their limits. It takes some brave people…
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