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MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors met at the courthouse Tuesday morning for their regular meeting. A road report was given by County Engineer Mary Kelly. Taxes on
MASON CITY – Police are searching for a woman who allegedly stole a Toys for Tots donation canister at a local pizza shop. On October 29th, 2012, at about 7 PM two
MASON CITY – Beginning Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 7:00 a.m., the Mason City Utility Division will begin street repairs on 12th Street NW. The south eastbound lane of 12th Street NW
AMES, Iowa – Nov. 13, 2012 – Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved a Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) Local Development grant application submitted by the city of Story City. Up to
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Due to a scheduled vote in Washington, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today delivered remarks by video during the investiture ceremony for Judge Stephanie Rose. Harkin recommended Rose for the
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of four governors and a U.S. senator today urged Congress to extend the production tax credit for wind energy, one of a number of tax incentives scheduled
James Q. Lynch, C R Gazette – Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley and Gov. Terry Branstad led a bipartisan call for Congress to approve a multi-year extension of the renewable energy production tax
By John Johnson, Los Angeles Times – LAS VEGAS — It was at a modest house on the outskirts of this gambling mecca last weekend that I finally became confident President Barack Obama
By Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times – If you plan to fly for the Thanksgiving holiday, you can practically give up on the idea of having an empty seat next to you. On
By Dan Wiederer, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Christian Ponder didn’t need a boxscore Sunday to realize he had spent most of his afternoon spreading the ball around to whoever
By Gary M. Singer, Sun Sentinel – QUESTION: I have decided to sell my home through a short sale. I have heard that the deadline for the tax waiver is the end of
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – Mason City firefighters were dispatched to a house fire at 652 11th Street NE Monday evening shortly after 7:00 pm. Smoke was
MASON CITY – The Iowa Alcohol Beverage Division has imposed a $1,500 fine against the Kozy Corner bar located at 1402 North Federal Avenue. In addition, the Iowa Alcohol Beverage Division suspended
By Edmund Sanders, Los Angeles Times – JERUSALEM — Facing a lack of progress in their statehood bid, Palestinian leaders announced Monday they will ask the U.N. General Assembly by month’s end to
Vanessa Miller, CR Gazette – UPDATE: The UI Department of Public Safety doesn’t have any criminal complaints associated with Peter Gray, a former senior academic adviser who resigned last week amid accusations he provided
By Melanie Mason, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — With the election him, President Barack Obama enters negotiations over the looming fiscal deadlines with a mandate from voters, his top political strategist said
Paul Mcenroe, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – Erick Thomas lay in his bunk moaning in pain, too weak to make the night’s final count at Stillwater prison. Alerted by guards, two nurses gave him
By Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times – Republicans set aside many differences — over immigration, gay rights and climate change among other things — in their fervor to win the White House.
Richard Meryhew, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – An Eden Prairie foundation has pledged $500,000 to northeastern Minnesota residents struggling to recover from the torrential rain and flash flooding that overwhelmed Duluth and surrounding communities
By Nancy A. Youssef, McClatchy Newspapers – BENGHAZI, Libya — Witnesses in Benghazi, Libya, provide a chronology for the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate here that differs in significant ways from
By Jonathan S. Landay, Franco Ordonez And Hannah Allam, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — FBI Director Robert Mueller’s top aide was told former CIA chief David Petraeus was having an extramarital affair that
By Arielle Kass, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – ATLANTA — United Parcel Service will no longer give money to the Boy Scouts of America, joining other companies that have stopped funding or have spoken
By Hannah Allam and Nancy A. Youssef, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Gen. David Petraeus’ affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell, has muddied the carefully crafted narrative of America’s most eminent “soldier-scholar statesman,”
AMES, Iowa – Nov. 13, 2012 – Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved a Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) Local Development grant application submitted by the city of Spirit Lake. Up to
By Troy Wolverton, San Jose Mercury News – Depending on whom you ask, Netflix is either a company that’s poised for a remarkable resurgence or a washed-up has-been whose best days are behind
By Jerry Hirsch, Los Angeles Times – Stung by criticism from consumers, its own dealers and auto reviewers, Honda Motor Co. is about to begin selling a significantly redesigned Civic. The changes come
By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times – LONDON — They’re words that the BBC isn’t accustomed to hearing about itself: “shoddy journalism” on one of its premier investigative programs, “unacceptable mistakes” by
WASHINGTON—Thirty-four alleged members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) gang, including four of its most senior leaders, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Houston for allegedly conspiring to
By Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times – BlackBerry 10 is finally making its debut in January after a lengthy delay, but it may be too little, too late for troubled Research in Motion
By Melanie Mason, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Two senators are revisiting a comprehensive immigration plan that they dropped two years ago. Sen. Charles E. Schumer, R-N.Y., said he and Sen. Lindsey
By Lindsay Wise, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — The parents of missing American journalist Austin Tice appealed for information about their son Monday at a news conference in Beirut. Marc and Debra Tice
By Janet Stobart, Los Angeles Times – LONDON — A radical Muslim preacher who praised the 9/11 bombings and preached terrorist violence against Christians and Jews won his latest appeal against a British
By Juan O. Tamayo, The Miami Herald – MIAMI — A claim that nearly half of Cuban-American voters favored President Barack Obama continued under dispute Monday, with one side claiming it had new
Mike Hlas, CR Gazette – The BCS insanity is nothing new to any of us. It’s going away after next season. I will miss it because it is so absurd. It’s an
MASON CITY – The 2012-13 Travel and Adventure Film Series continues with “Korea, Land of Contrast” at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 15 in the North Iowa Community Auditorium, located on the
By Jim Utter, The Charlotte Observer – CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The intentional wrecking and subsequent pit road brawl in Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Phoenix did not go over well with NASCAR. And
By K.C. Johnson, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Derrick Rose has taken the next step in rehabilitation from his left knee surgery, beginning cutting drills. “He’s doing great,” Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau
By Jacqueline Charles, The Miami Herald – MIAMI — Despite foreign assistance after their country’s devastating 2010 earthquake, Haitians continue to face “alarming threats” from deplorable living conditions, a broken justice system and
Richard Meryhew, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – Faced with the need to make a nearly half-billion dollar contribution to build their new downtown football stadium, the Minnesota Vikings may tap their most loyal fans