Wherever humans gather, there is garbage. And getting rid of it is a challenge. The start of trash removal in Bloomington dates to the start of the 20th century and to a man known in his day as the ‘King of Swedes.’
Bloomington Police say they’re hoping that witnesses step forward with new information that leads to an arrest in the unsolved killing of a 20-year-old last year.
My dentist, Dr. Shawn Lee, is a great lover of Rogers and its history. Recently, he shared a box of old Rogers Daily News newspapers that had been preserved by his family, some going back to 1927. As I examined each page, the year 1956, the 75th anniversary of Rogers, stood out as very interesting. Here are some glimpses of life in Rogers from that year with excerpts from the Diamond Jubilee special edition of the Rogers Daily News: