MOORE, Okla., May 21 (UPI) — President Obama Tuesday told Oklahomans whose lives were ripped apart by a monster tornado they would receive “everything they need” as quickly as possible.…
May 21, 2013 / 2 Comments / Read MoreAMES, Iowa – Grant Schmitz, eyes inches from a 6.5-by-12-foot panel of ultra-high performance concrete, studied the smooth surface for tiny cracks. He and other research engineers carefully marked every…
May 21, 2013 / No Comment / Read MoreBy MICHAEL KIRKLAND WASHINGTON, May 19 (UPI) — Does Islamic law, Sharia, have a place in American courts? A lot of state legislatures don’t think so, and there is a…
May 20, 2013 / 23 Comments / Read MoreBy MARCELLA S. KREITER The biggest issue in the U.S. farm bill has little to do with agriculture and everything to do with partisan politics and the role of government…
May 20, 2013 / No Comment / Read Moreby Jody Spear - MASON CITY – At 12:50 pm Saturday afternoon, the Mason City Fire Department responded to a fire at 708 North Tyler Avenue.…
May 19, 2013 / 11 Comments / Read MoreMASON CITY – Volunteers with the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of North Central Iowa were honored May 9 for another year of service to elementary and middle school students…
May 19, 2013 / No Comment / Read MoreNORTHWOOD – A Northwood man was injured Saturday morning when a semi-truck struck his vehicle while he was traveling on Interstate 35.…
May 18, 2013 / No Comment / Read MoreWASHINGTON, May 18 (UPI) — Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., said given the IRS’ recent scandal, the agency should not be in charge of enforcing ObamaCare regulations. Harris, in the weekly…
May 18, 2013 / No Comment / Read MoreMASON CITY – Jack McCourt wants one more victory. After spearheading a petition drive last month that garnered about 1,100 signatures that forced the Mason City School Board to hold…
May 17, 2013 / 53 Comments / Read MoreWASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) — A House Democrat has proposed gun control legislation he says was inspired by the latest James Bond movie, “Skyfall.” Rep. John Tierney, D-Mass., says his…
May 17, 2013 / 6 Comments / Read MoreMASON CITY – In the wake of the assault on a beautiful perennial garden in Central Park by Robin Anderson, child volunteers with the Youth Task Force were in downtown…
May 16, 2013 / 21 Comments / Read MoreWASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) — U.S. President Barack Obama said Wednesday the acting head of the Internal Revenue Service has resigned after “inexcusable” misconduct by some IRS personnel. Speaking with…
May 16, 2013 / 10 Comments / Read MoreWASHINGTON, May 14 (UPI) — President Obama Tuesday called the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of Tea Party groups “intolerable and inexcusable.” The president’s condemnation came as Attorney General Eric Holder…
May 15, 2013 / 26 Comments / Read MoreEditorial by Matt Marquardt - They get to sit on a perch 12 inches higher than the rest of us, these so-called leaders here in Mason City. Seems to me…
May 14, 2013 / 63 Comments / Read Moreby Jody Spear - On May 8th at around 4:30 PM, the Mason City Police Department was dispatched to 12th Street and North Eisenhower Avenue for an accident involving a…
May 14, 2013 / No Comment / Read MoreMASON CITY – An amended city budget will be considered by the Mason City Council and it has grown by nearly $1.8 million. A public hearing on the matter will…
May 13, 2013 / 13 Comments / Read MoreAMES, Iowa – The first week of May is traditionally thought of as the ideal time for Iowa farmers to begin planting, but a slow start to spring and volatile…
May 13, 2013 / 1 Comment / Read Moreby Jody Spear - MASON CITY – Bob Krause, a flower delivery driver for Hy-Vee West, was still working hard getting the gifts to their respected mothers at 4:30 pm…
May 12, 2013 / No Comment / Read Moreby Jody Spear - MASON CITY – Around 8:40 am Sunday morning, the Mason City Fire Department responded to a report of a car in a field.…
May 12, 2013 / No Comment / Read MoreAMES, Iowa – Many states are using the technology to scan driver’s licenses to prevent identity fraud. It led to the arrest of a suspected arsonist in New York. And…
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