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- Looking after livestock adds to winter chores
Cattle stand in the snow Tuesday while eating on a farm along Asbury Road in Asbury, Iowa.
- Dyersville abuzz over VeraSun
Northey statement Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, Bill Northey, recently issued this statement: "If you are a producer who delivered grain to an Iowa VeraSun plant, and you believe you have a claim on a grain ...
- Service news
Cadet 2nd Lt. Sarah Trenkamp of the Civil Air Patrol's Dubuque Composite Squadron recently received the General Billy Mitchell Award in a ceremony at the Dubuque Iowa Army National Guard Armory.
- Man injured in collision
MANCHESTER, Iowa -- A foggy night could have contributed to an accident that left one man injured late Saturday in Delaware county, according to the Iowa State Patrol.
- Bries Family
A Worthington, Iowa family talks about their experiences with raising and showing cattle at the fair.
- Bries Family
A Worthington, Iowa family talks about their experiences with raising and showing cattle at the fair.
- Worthington Fire Department to get 100,000 dollars.
One hundred nine thousand, 17 dollars. That's what the U-S Department of Homeland Security is giving the Worthington Fire Department.
- Woman wins $482,000 on slots
Jane Dunkel won $482,595.88 Saturday night on the Wheel of Fortune slot machine at the Diamond Jo Casino.
- Weather outside is frightful
Straight-line winds exceeding 80 mph forced emergency management officials to sound tornado alarms across Dubuque County early Sunday evening.
Worthington Classifieds
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City DescriptionWorthington is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. The population was 381 at the 2000 census. Iowa Highway 136's route takes it through Worthington, which is north of Cascade and south of Dyersville.
The land on which Worthington is currently located was originally purchased by David Lovelace from the United States Government. The Dubuque South-Western Railroad — the local branch of the Chicago-Milwaukee and St. Paul lines — was contracted to establish a line from Farley to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In 1858, an Englishman named Amos Worthington came to the area to establish a general store. By November 1858 the area became an unincorporated town known as the village of Worthington. By May of the following year regular rail service was established. A plat of Worthington was established with the Dubuque county recorder in 1858.
In 1861, Worthington sold his store to a William Moore and left for Cincinnati, Ohio. Eventually this store became known as the Heffner and Lattner Store. Settlers also began arriving in the area, with a number of people setting up businesses.
Soon a Baptist Church was established in Worthington, with James Hill as Pastor. In 1868 Father Kortenkamp of St. ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:- 0.776996433101 km squared
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