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MASON CITY – Five persons were arrested and charged with crimes after an injured person at the Mercy Emergency Room reported he had been assaulted at the NIACC dormitories. According to police,
From the NIACC Athletic Department – VOLLEYBALL What’s next: The NIACC volleyball team hosts Iowa Central at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the NIACC gym. Last time out: NIACC (14-15 overall, 1-6 in
MASON CITY – A man who tried to steal a child in a Clear Lake restaurant and bar will go to prison for ten years, a judge decided Monday. Jonathan L. Workman,
MASON CITY – A Mason City man known about town for his violent outbursts was nabbed by police this weekend for more malfeasance. According to police, Bryon Sletten, age 47, located by
WASHINGTON – Today, President Obama discussed problems plaguing HealthCare.gov, the Obamacare website used by Americans to shop for medical insurance who are lacking health coverage. Here is the entire press conference: Rose
To the Editor, As the Butler County Auditor and Fund 10 Fiscal Agent, I have had the privilege of working with Jodi Draper for four years. Jodi serves as the Financial Manager
Op-ed by Peter Children – In today’s “letters to the editor” section in the Globe there is a letter from former Mercy Hospital director, James Fitzpatrick. From 120 miles south he is
MASON CITY – The North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) Alpha Psi Beta chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) will be hosting the PTK Iowa Regional Leadership Conference on October 24-25. PTK
CHICAGO – Iowa’s Desmond King was named Big Ten football’s Freshman of the Week for his performance against the Ohio State Buckeyes Saturday. Iowa lost the game, 34-24, but King played a
From the office of Iowa Governor Terry Branstad: Iowa Medicaid Enterprise (IME) says initiative exceeds savings targets by $18.5 million over three years Innovative program targets fraud, abuse, errors across Medicaid programs,
MASON CITY – Details are emerging in the wake of an incident that took place weeks ago that a source tells NIT “could have killed” a city employee as he worked at
Del Rio, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass, Texas north station apprehended a convicted sex offender on Oct. 9. Agents patrolling near the Eagle Pass Port of
FOREST CITY – Waldorf College’s Iota Chapter of the Alpha Chi Honor Society will induct 13 new members during a ceremony on Sunday, Oct. 20. “It is an honor for our students
Boston Scientific Corp. and its subsidiaries, Guidant LLC, Guidant Sales LLC and Cardiac Pacemakers Inc. (Guidant), have agreed to pay $30 million to settle allegations that, between 2002 and 2005, Guidant knowingly
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – On October 18, 2013, Nathan Wayne Smith, a 47 year-old resident of Lexington, Missouri, was found guilty in federal court of robbing the Great Western Bank of Hamburg,