Supervisors approve HealthWorks agreement with Mercy
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – Cerro Gordo County Supervisors heard a road report from County Engineer Mary Kelly. She said work on 250th Street in the Ventura area would start
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by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – Cerro Gordo County Supervisors heard a road report from County Engineer Mary Kelly. She said work on 250th Street in the Ventura area would start
MINNEAPOLIS – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is urgently seeking the public’s help to identify the pictured individual who may need law enforcement assistance, but may not
Statement by Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO, President, Ken Sagar (pictured) on President Obama’s Announcement on Deferred Action for Immigrant Youth: Working families in Iowa applaud the Obama Administration’s announcement to provide
AMES, Iowa – (June 19, 2012 – 3:30 pm) – An electric outage reported just before 3 p.m. today affected the entire city for approximately 10 minutes before power was restored to
By Lars Nicolaysen – TOKYO — Typhoon Guchol assaulted parts of Japan on Tuesday with fierce winds and heavy rainfall, forcing thousands to flee their homes and disrupting transportation throughout the country.
By Jon Stephenson and Ali Safi, McClatchy Newspapers – KABUL, Afghanistan — Twenty-three people have been killed in a spate of violence in southern Afghanistan, including civilians, policemen, insurgents, and a coalition soldier
DES MOINES – The operators of two boats involved in a fatal collision Sunday night on the Des Moines River have been charged with boating while intoxicated (BWI). Steven Mayo, 54, and
MASON CITY – Elmwood-St. Joseph’s History Walk and Adopt a Section program have raised awareness of the City’s heritage contained within the Cemetery. People participating in these activities have noticed some of
By Ricardo Lopez, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — With more than 12.7 million Americans unemployed, companies have no trouble attracting applicants. What’s tougher for some firms is finding qualified workers.
By Mark Brunswick, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — With products ranging from a 1.2-pound robot that can survive a three-story fall to penile implants for injured soldiers, Minnesota companies with defense
A Missouri woman was sentenced today to 63 months in prison for her role in the vandalism and arson of a biracial man’s home in Independence, Mo., the Department of Justice announced
Austin Daily Herald, Minn. – ALBERT LEA — Albert Lea police are investigating the death of a 3-month-old baby. The child reportedly died over the weekend. Albert Lea Police Chief Dwaine Winkels
Matt Peterson, Austin Daily Herald, Minn. – A Spring Valley man charged in February 2010 for sexually assaulting a woman who suffers from mental disabilities has changed his plea to guilty. Jesse
Editorial by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – The Mason City School Board raised the cost of student breakfast and lunch meals by 10 cents for the next school year. The new
by Jody Spear – MASON CITY -The Cerro Gordo County Democratic Party Headquarters held a grand opening Monday at 5:30 PM at 219 North Federal Ave. There was a potluck with pulled
By Rene Lynch, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Barraged by expressions of outrage, Adidas announced Monday evening that it’s pulling a shoe design that critics say evokes slavery. The design,
By Dave Van Dyck, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — One was hoping to hang on to first place and one was hopelessly buried in the basement. And it seems not many cared,
Other than reported home invasions, an occasional murder, some drug busts, there isn’t much happening in River City but of course I don’t go to the North End unless I am in
By Meeri Kim, The Philadelphia Inquirer – BELLEFONTE, Pa. — A psychologist testifying for Jerry Sandusky’s defense is expected to present a novel defense soon on behalf of the former football coach:
By Rebecca Trounson, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Asian Americans are now the nation’s fastest-growing racial group, overtaking Latinos in recent years as the largest stream of new immigrants arriving
By Jennifer Sullivan, The Seattle Times – SEATTLE — After Sandra Denise Major, 20, climbed into a truck in North Seattle almost 30 years ago, she was never heard from again. Some
By Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Save yourself the bother and just get ticked off now: A new poll shows that most people will be unhappy regardless
By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — One hundred and thirty years after passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act, the House on Monday expressed its regret for enacting discriminatory laws
Paul West, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — In the latest aftershock from President Barack Obama’s move to bar the deportation of some young illegal immigrants, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio has apparently
By David G. Savage, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court retreated Monday from its view that a criminal defendant’s right to confront his accusers requires live trial testimony from
By Kathleen Hennessey and Michael Memoli, Tribune Washington Bureau – LOS CABOS, Mexico — President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin called for an end to the bloodshed in Syria and
Mike Hlas, CR Gazette – Eight for Iowa, 4.5 for Iowa State. Here’s how it works. You bet in a legal sports book (Nevada is the only state that has such things
By Joseph Goodman, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — Pat Riley knew this moment would come — the moment when the basketball world would be watching LeBron James in the NBA Finals and,
By Janet I. Tu, The Seattle Times – LOS ANGELES — Microsoft sent word Monday that its “major” announcement will be made at Milk Studios in Hollywood Monday afternoon. According to its
By Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times – On a recent Saturday afternoon, a crowd of elderly patrons bought tickets to see Fabio Luisi conduct the Metropolitan Opera’s performance of Wagner’s “Twilight of
By Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Running back LaDainian Tomlinson officially retired Monday, signing with the San Diego Chargers so he could call it a career with a
By Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The opening of a 12-acre Cars Land expansion at Disney California Adventure Park fueled big crowds and long lines at the Anaheim
By Ian Duncan, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Roger Clemens, known as “The Rocket” for the fastball that dominated major league batters, won his most critical contest yet Monday when jurors
Statement by Senator Jack Hatch, chair of Health & Human Services Budget “The statement today by Lt. Governor Reynolds in support of the Governor vetoing $500,000 to the Food Bank of Iowa
By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — The visiting clubhouse at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., is a sugar lover’s paradise, with big glass jars filled with every type
By Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times – MIAMI — Chris Bosh’s lower-abdominal strain may end up being a major pain for NBA playoff teams not named the Miami Heat. It has forced
Janice Broome, 79, of 216 5th Street N.W., Nora Springs, passed away gently at home in the presence of family this past Wednesday evening June 13th. A battle of more than 3