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MASON CITY – New Hampton topped Forest City 40-39 Monday night to take sole possession of first place in the varsity A division at the NIACC Trojans boys basketball team camp. New
BACKGROUND: NorthIowaToday.com has reported since 2010 that Mason City Mayor Eric Bookmeyer lead a behind-the-scenes agenda at City Hall of dismantling Human Rights in Mason City, beginning with his 2009 campaign and
WASHINGTON – A ceremonial sword, looted in 2003 from Saddam Hussein’s personal office in Baghdad, was returned to the Republic of Iraq Monday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Scott Brickman has been named the interim pitching coach for the University of Iowa baseball program, UI head coach Rick Heller announced Monday. Brickman joins the Hawkeyes after
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa men’s basketball team will open the 2013 Battle 4 Atlantis holiday tournament against Xavier on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28. The game will be televised in
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who distributed and received child pornography was sentenced July 24, 2013, to seven years in federal prison. Gary Brummel, age 42, of Hull, Iowa, received the sentence
MASON CITY – A woman who along with another man robbed a Mason City bank in 2012 is out of prison on parole after serving just one year. Emily Elizabeth Francis, 31,
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — The U.S. Army Reserve is composed of approximately 200,000 citizen-soldiers who mostly combine part-time military duty with a separate, full-time civilian career. Reserve soldiers can, however, assume active
Today’s Monday, time for John Skipper’s weekly column. Today it centers on the Avenue of The Saints. That’s a good thing. The avenue is out there but up to now it represents
MASON CITY – Mason City Mayor Eric Bookmeyer wants you to go on a bike ride with him next month. And for $5.00, you will be able to go. On August 22nd,
A report released last week shows some big advantages to scrapping the paper $1 bill in the United States and fully adopting the $1 coin in its place. The report states that
The Justice Department announced last week that, as part of its Barrier-Free Health Care Initiative, it has reached a settlement with Barix Clinics under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Barix Clinics
Washington, DC- Congressman Steve King released the following statement to honor Iowan George “Bud” Day, decorated United States Air Force Colonel and pilot who passed away yesterday: “Col. Bud Day was America’s
Edin Sakoè, 54, of Burlington, Vt., was arrested last week on charges that he obtained his naturalized citizenship through fraud by failing to disclose his prior acts of persecution and crimes committed
NEW YORK – The United Nations children’s agency today said it is augmenting 24,000 kits designed to support the development of play and learning under extreme conditions by adding a range of
NEW YORK – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed his profound concern about the direction in which the transition in Egypt is moving and reiterated his strong condemnation of the upsurge
NEW YORK – The United Nations disarmament chief and the head of the team probing the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria have had “thorough and productive” discussions with the Government
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and George Venizelos, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
WASHINGTON – Building on discussions during the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, July 10-11, the next session of the annual U.S.-China Human Rights Dialogue will be held, July 30-31, in Kunming, China.
WASHINGTON – Sunday, Secretary Kerry spoke with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and personally extended an invitation to send senior negotiating teams to Washington to formally resume
MASON CITY – Action began Sunday afternoon at the NIACC Trojans boys basketball team camp. The annual team camp continues Sunday night through Tuesday afternoon. The tournament in three divisions (junior varsity, varsity B and varsity A) starts Tuesday night and