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MASON CITY – A Britt woman was jailed after store security caught her and two other persons attempting to steal. Mason city police were called to the Wal-Mart store at 4151 4th
ROCKWELL – Law enforcement reported that an expensive musical instrument was stolen from a school in Rockwell. Rockwell police chief Richard Whitney said that a flute valued at nearly $900 was stolen from
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who committed perjury in federal court proceedings relating to a sawed-off shotgun charge out of Waterloo was sentenced November 24, 2014, to nearly three years in federal
DES MOINES – A former city hall employee in Mason City who lost her job and later sued on the grounds of age discrimination – and lost – had her appeal in
by Mike Webb, Director, Cerro Gordo County Conservation Board – This past fall several road repairs were completed in the Shell Rock Greenbelt and Preserve. Repairs were necessary due to past heavy
DES MOINES – An appeal by a Mason City man in a kidnapping case has been denied by the Iowa Court of Appeals. Michael Winters, age 60 and formerly of Mason City
MASON CITY – A Cerro Gordo county assessor was arrested for drunk driving. Cerro Gordo county sheriff’s office confirmed that 63-year-old John Boedeker was arrested for operating while intoxicated. The arrest occurred on
MASON CITY – A Mason City man who pled guilty in September to felony domestic assault involving strangulation and was put on probation instead of going to prison is now jailed, charged
FOREST CITY – The nation’s top RV maker congratulated it’s new “#1 employee” this morning, who has been with the company for decades. “Congratulations to Winnebago’s new #1 employee – Irving Larson,”
CANCUN, Mexico – The University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball team scored a 73-54 victory over the Virginia Tech Hokies at the Cancun Challenge. The Panthers never trailed in the contest. UNI
CEDAR RAPIDS – An Iowa heroin dealer that caused an overdose death pled guilty on November 24, 2014, in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Ramon Cortez Freeman, age 35, from Cedar Rapids,
SIOUX CITY – An Iowa woman who conspired to use fire to commit wire fraud by causing a home to be destroyed by fire, and collecting proceeds from a bogus insurance claim