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CLINTON, IOWA – January 3, 2014 – Alliant Energy’s Iowa and Minnesota utility announced today that it plans to convert the fuel source of the M.L. Kapp Generating Station in Clinton, Iowa
CITY OF MASON CITY Publication Report, 1/2/2014 Payee Description Amount —————————————— ————————- 1ST INSURANCE GENERAL LIABILITY 270,538.40 ADVANCED SYSTEMS INC COPY CHARGE 234.26 ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES SUPPLIES & LAUNDRY 350.49 BAUER BUILT
WATERLOO – A Cedar Falls man has died in a single-vehicle accident in Waterloo this week. According to Waterloo police, on Thursday, January 2, 2014 at approximately 2:43 PM, Waterloo Police and
NIT -Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers has passed away at the age of 74. He was born in Chicago and spent his childhood in Shenandoah, Iowa. Phil Everly, along with his
MASON CITY – A frozen water line that burst early Friday morning in a Mason city apartment house lead to an evacuation. Mason City fire personnel was dispatched at 6:20 AM to
MASON CITY – Police prevented a North Iowa man from taking home his marijuana Friday morning. According to Cerro Gordo County Sheriff Kevin Pals, Friday morning at about 8:51 AM, a member of
WASHINGTON – The federal government on Friday filed a brief in response to an order from a Supreme Court Justice who blocked the enforcement of the Affordable Care Act’s birth-control mandate for
MARSHALLTOWN – The No. 1 NIACC women’s basketball team returns to ICCAC action Saturday against Marshalltown Community College. Game time is set for 1 p.m. NIACC (13-1 overall, 2-0 in the ICCAC)
CHARLES CITY – A Marble Rock man who threatened to shoot police in November has plead not guilty. Court records show that on December 12th, 32-year-old John Edwin Marzen plead not guilty
SIOUX CITY – A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced on December 19, 2013, to more than twelve years in federal prison. Kevin Schimerowski, 46, from Odebolt, Iowa, received the
MASON CITY – Two subjects lead Mason City police on a chase through the city Thursday before one was caught. According to police, on Thursday, January 2nd, 2014 at approximately 2:50 AM,
Gainesville, FL – The U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force located and arrested Bricen Bowden in the city of Alachua on December 27, 2013. Bowden was wanted by the Lafayette County
MASON CITY – The NIACC baseball team is ranked fifth in the NJCAA Division II poll released by the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, the Voice of Amateur Baseball Since 1958. NIACC was 31-18
MASON CITY – Extreme cold on its way to North Iowa has school district officials in Mason City planning ahead today, as students will not be attending classes on Monday, January 6th.
MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health is once again offering county businesses a unique (and FREE) opportunity to participate in a six session Worksite Wellness Programming series.
DALLAS – NIACC baseball coach Travis Hergert will be honored tonight at the 2014 American Baseball Coaches Association convention as a regional coach of the year. Hergert, who is in his second
OMAHA – Business, community and elected leaders joined Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman and Iowa Governor Terry Branstad in commemorating the formation of a two-state, regional economic development organization, an unprecedented collaboration between
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Three members of the Iowa State wrestling team (6-1 overall, 1-0 Big 12) took home hardware at the 2014 Southern Scuffle tonight. No. 2 Kyven Gadson (197), No. 14
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Hundreds of Afghan police students recently graduated from two separate training courses during a ceremony on a warm day in late December at Regional Training Center – Kandahar
PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan – A Village Response Unit found more than 7,600 kilograms of explosive materials hidden in a truck Dec. 31 in a remote area of Paktika province. VRU squads searched
LUBBOCK, Texas — A North Texas man was sentenced Friday to 17 1/2 years in federal prison following his guilty plea in August to one count of producing child pornography. U.S. District