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Editorial by Matt Marquardt – I have held off on commenting on the election until now. The city election was everything I thought it would be and then some. I appreciate the
A letter making the viral rounds on social media has touched off a controversial debate with racial overtones. The letter – seen below – is from an apparent parent or guardian of
Miller joins 30 state and territorial attorneys general urging manufacturers to employ technology to thwart “Apple picking” – DES MOINES – Attorney General Tom Miller today urged three leading smartphone manufacturers to
MASON CITY – The public was invited to attend the annual NIACC Marketplace on Tuesday, November 12 in the NIACC Activity Center. The Marketplace featured merchandise for sale (tax free) by small
MASON CITY – A Mason City man who was convicted just weeks ago of domestic assault involving strangulation is back in jail Tuesday for allegedly violating his probation. According to records, Dustin
MASON CITY – North Central Iowa High School basketball players are participating in the Iowa Hall of Pride’s community service initiative, the “Iowa Hall of Pride Challenge.” The Mason City Mohawk Girls
MASON CITY – NIACC is offering some fun family activities Wednesday night on campus for basketball fans. The men’s and women’s basketball teams will both be in action, with the women taking
MASON CITY – A one car accident early Tuesday afternoon in Mason City left one with an apparent injury. According to a report, one person was left with a minor injury in
Steve King welcomed a new grandbaby into his family Tuesday morning. “Grandbaby number 6 has arrived,” the ultra-conservative Iowa Congressman said at about 9:30AM. “Wallace King was born at 5:21am this morning
WASHINGTON – The November 2013 “Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan,” was provided late last week to Congress. While the insurgency remains resilient there has been a fundamental shift
DES MOINES – A new report makes a compelling case for investing in the early years of a child’s life. The report, from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, titled “The First Eight
MASON CITY – The Mason City Community School District is pleased to announce that Iowa Public Television will broadcast a documentary about the Mason City Community School District music program titled “Invisible
SHELL ROCK – A North Iowa woman is dead after a Monday night car crash. According to a report, 52 year-old Angela Janssen of Shell Rock, Iowa was traveling eastbound on Grove
MASON CITY – A man who suffocated his son last year has received a lengthy prison sentence. On October 27th, 2012, Mason City police officers investigated an incident involving an unresponsive male
DES MOINES – Sarah Palin was back in Iowa Sunday, attended the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition’s annual fall dinner in Des Moines. According to theiowarepublican.com, Palin spoke to about 800 people and gave
The following op-ed by First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden appeared this morning on the following military news websites: Military Times, Army Times, Air Force Times, Marine Corps Times, and
Former University of Iowa President Mary Sue Coleman has found herself in some hot water since giving a speech at a football game Saturday where many believe she was drunk. Coleman, now
MASON CITY – Mason City Orchestra Director Lauren Bell announced 20 students have been selected from the middle school and high school orchestra to perform in the annual Northeast Iowa String Teachers’
Tony Papouchis, 42, Mason City, has been struggling with Idiopathic Necrotizing Pancreatitis for the past four years. After several hospitalizations, which included a week in the Intensive Care Unit, he has accumulated
From Congressman and former presidential candidate Ron Paul: One of the least discussed, but potentially most significant, provisions in President Obama’s budget is the use of the “chained consumer price index” (chained
MASON CITY – Cyclists in North Iowa have organized a local event – called “Cranksgiving” – to coincide with a national movement to raise donations for food bank and Humane Society. The
From the Iowa DNR: The last of the leaves are hanging on but shorter, cooler days remind us that the next season is approaching – the bird feeding season. Legions of backyard
DES MOINES – Scam artists continue to target Iowans by threatening to disconnect their electric or natural gas service. This year alone, more than 400 Iowans reported a call or encounter with
NEW YORK – The United Nations Climate Change Conference opened today in Warsaw, Poland, with a call to reach a new agreement to cut climate-altering greenhouse gas emissions during what is seen
MASON CITY – The Pyrotechnics Guild International (PGI) Board of Directors recently announced that the North Iowa Events Center in Mason City, Iowa has been selected as the site for their 2014
DES MOINES – Beginning farmers will now have priority when it comes to leasing public land owned by the state of Iowa and managed by DNR. The change in the DNR’s leasing
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who transported two minor girls from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Cedar Rapids, Iowa for the purpose of having them engage in prostitution pled guilty last week in federal
MASON CITY – On Monday, November 11, 2013 at 1:00 p.m., Lincoln Intermediate will hold their 6th annual Veteran’s Day Assembly. This year’s theme will be centered on the Dr. Martin Luther
CEDAR RAPDS – A man who robbed banks in Aurora and Frederika, Iowa, and pistol whipped a bank customer during the robbery in Frederika, was sentenced last week in federal court in
DES MOINES – AFSCME Iowa Council 61 President Danny Homan released the following statement regarding the escape of David Leroy Kreider from a Sioux City work-release facility on Thursday, November 7th: “Mr.
PRISTINA, Kosovo – The National Guard State Partnership Program is an invaluable tool for the United States and for the nation’s foreign partners, U.S. and foreign leaders said here Wednesday. “The National
At least by one indication, many Americans are earning less than they have in well over a decade. According to data recently released by the Social Security Administration (SSA), 50 percent of
FOREST CITY – The newest exhibit in the Waldorf College Art Gallery takes a close look at some of rural America’s forgotten towns. Matthew Peake, a Waldorf College alumnus and former Buffalo
AFTON, IOWA – Two are dead and two are injured after an auto accident Thursday evening in central Iowa. According to a report, a 2003 Chrysler Sebring driven by 19 year-old Sierra
By Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services – (Posted November 5, 2013) Over these past three and a half years, I’ve had the opportunity to meet with everyday people in
From Senator Charles Grassley – It’s hard to believe healthcare.gov has been online more than a month already. The website wasn’t ready for primetime when it was launched. Technical experts say there
WASHINGTON – The senior Republican on the Senate health committee on Thursday joined nine of his Republican Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Obama requesting that he “immediately relieve Secretary
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is among two dozen senators urging the newly confirmed Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Tom Wheeler, to take steps to allow for the continuation of
WASHINGTON – Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders implored his fellow lawmakers this week not to forget the the vulnerable elderly and young, quoting from Pope Francis to help make his point. “The most
PLYMOUTH – A woman who police say threw an aerosol can at a man’s head was in jail this week, charged with domestic assault. According to the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office,