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9 deaths - See article on this tornado – A long-lived, massive, and catastrophic EF5 tornado, the first F/EF5 in Iowa since the 1976 Jordan, Iowa F5. The Parkersburg EF5 damaged at least 627 homes, of which 441 were destroyed. Another 21 businesses were destroyed as well. In addition to the 9 fatalities, another 70 people were injured. [168 ...
Parkersburg is a city in Butler County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,015 in the 2020 census , an increase from 1,870 in the 2010 census . [ 3 ] Parkersburg, although not the county seat, is the highest-populated city in Butler County.
Clarksville was the first county seat, from 1854 to 1860, after which Butler Center became the seat. Because locals became disenchanted with Butler Center (partially because of its inaccessibility during the winter), Allison was made the county seat on January 10, 1881, after the tracks of the Dubuque and Dakota Railroad had been laid there.
Charles Wolf House, also known as the Parkersburg Historical Home, is a historic building located in Parkersburg, Iowa, United States. Wolf was a native of Freeport, Illinois who moved to Parkersburg in 1875 after he, his father and brother-in-law bought the Exchange Bank.
The 2008 Parkersburg–New Hartford tornado was an extremely powerful EF5 wedge tornado that devastated portions of northeast Iowa, most notably the town of Parkersburg, during the afternoon of May 25, 2008, resulting in catastrophic damage and nine fatalities.
The Newens family began the dairy around 1910. Lynn Newens ran the business out of his home on 26th Street. In 1913 the business moved to 2300-2306 University Avenue. Three years later it expanded to 2300–2312. In 1918 the dairy bought the last two lots on University. The Newens’ built a new building in 1922. [2]
1916 one-story brick building which was the birthplace of the Hy-Vee chain of stores and later served as a telephone office, city hall, and community center. 2: Middlefork Methodist Episcopal Church: Middlefork Methodist Episcopal Church: November 29, 1990 : South of U.S. Route 169 on the eastern side of the Middle Fork Grand River
Parkersburg, Iowa: 1 0 1: Coach Edward Arthur Thomas, the football coach at Aplington–Parkersburg High School, was shot and killed in the school's weightroom by a former player. [115] September 3, 2009: San Bruno, California: 0 1 1: A 20-year-old student was wounded in the parking lot of Skyline College after an argument between him and other ...