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The University of Northern Iowa men’s and women’s track and field teams will kick off the 2011 outdoor season with a triangular meet at Wichita State University on Sat., Apr.…
March 31, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreNIACC held its annual Job & Internship Fair Wednesday. The annual event it designed to bring local businesses in touch with the public and prospective employees. Above: NIACC Career Services…
March 31, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreWe came to call him Bumpy ñ a robin that kept flying into the deck door off of our kitchen. Story by Joe Buttweiler.|We came to call him Bumpy ñ…
March 31, 2011 / No Comment / Read MorePublic, parents, preschoolers are welcome to attend Senator Amanda Ragan and Representative Sharon Steckman of Mason City are sponsoring a demonstration of quality preschool on Saturday, April 2. Dedicated preschool…
March 30, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreThe North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) Concert Choir and the NIACC Singers are pleased to announce “Once Upon a Time” as the theme for the 2011 performance of Quodlibet.…
March 30, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreAMES, Iowa ñ The Iowa State softball team is off and running now that it is at the halfway point of the 2011 season. |AMES, Iowa ñ The Iowa State…
March 30, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreMASON CITY – The Mason City School board met in a special session on Tuesday to discuss and vote on approving a bid for phase 3 renovation work on John…
March 30, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreAgreeing with other state legislators who Monday said Republicans have cut too much from the state’s budget for education, Rep. Sharon Steckman told NorthIowaToday.com that “We are holding our schools…
March 30, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreCerro Gordo County Supervisors met Tuesday morning in the courthouse and discussed road conditions, a bridge replacement contract, a grant application and a land sale possibility.|Cerro Gordo County Supervisors met…
March 30, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreGARNER — Kids in Scotland grow up with soccer as part of their daily life. It’s on TV. They’re playing it in schoolyards and backyards and side yards. And maybe…
March 29, 2011 / No Comment / Read More(Submitted to NorthIowaToday.com by Mary J. Witherall) I feel the need to respond to the articles in Sunday’s Globe Gazette In Business magazine Healthbeat section on the topic of Wellness.…
March 29, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreAMES, Iowa ñ The Iowa State volleyball squad returned to the court for the first time this spring on Saturday, defeating Wayne State (25-14, 25-10, 25-15) and Northern Iowa (26-28,…
March 29, 2011 / No Comment / Read More(Submitted by Sarah Peverill of Garner) My father-in-law was diagnosed with Esophageal Cancer early November, after 6weeks of Chemo and radiation, he underwent surgery in Iowa City to have his…
March 29, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreMason City has embarked on a project to once again attempt to inject life into its downtown. This time they are calling it a ‘streetscape improvement.’ As work continues, businesses…
March 29, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreNorth Iowa Area Community College is hosting a Job & Internship Fair Wednesday, March 30 at the NIACC gym. The fair will be held from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm.…
March 29, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreLANCASTER, CA— Former Buddy Holley drummer Carl Bunch remained upbeat to the end. “Even though he knew he was dying, he was positive and at peace,” said his wife Dorothy…
March 29, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreBeginning Monday, April 4, residents may set out yard waste and tree branches on the day of garbage pick-up. Several methods of disposal are available for yard waste: LEAVES1. Compost…
March 28, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreRepublican legislators make local school funding the lowest state budget priority in 40 years|DES MOINES: The pressure is on House Republicans to approve an increase in basic state aid to…
March 28, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreMASON CITY — Business at Butcher’s Steakhouse in downtown Mason City increased by 50 percent after the street in front of the restaurant reopened to traffic, according to owner Laurie…
March 28, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreOn March 26, 2011 at about 7:55 AM, Mason City police officers responded to the BeJe Clark Residential Facility at 818 15th SW on a report of one of their…
March 28, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreThe ROW Vegetation Management staff of the Cerro Gordo County Conservation Board will be conducting prescribed burns in county road right of ways during the next few months. Prescribed burns…
March 28, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreAMES, Iowa ñ Defensive tackle Henry Simon, a 6-3, 302-pounder, who made 39 tackles at Grossmont (Calif.) College last season, has signed a national letter of intent to attend and…
March 28, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreMEETINGS AND AGENDASFOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 28, 2011 MONDAY, MARCH 28, 201112:00 p.m. Wellness Lunch & Learn ñ Boardroom TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 20119:30 a.m. Board of Supervisors Regular Session…
March 28, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreAGENDA Mason City Community School DistrictSpecial Session of the Board of Education Tuesday, March 29, 2011 A special session of the Board of Education will be held at 12:15 p.m.…
March 28, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreAMES, Iowa ñ Iowa State NCAA 174-pound champion Jon Reader reaped the awards of a remarkable 39-0 season, being named the Cyclones’ Most Outstanding Wrestler at the 2011 Iowa State…
March 28, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreMACOMB, Ill. – – The Iowa baseball team beat Western Illinois Sunday afternoon, 6-2.|MACOMB, Ill. – – The Iowa baseball team beat Western Illinois Sunday afternoon, 6-2, at Boyer Field.…
March 28, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreCOLUMBUS, Ohio — The University of Iowa softball team completed a two game sweep over Ohio State, winning 7-2 Sunday afternoon|COLUMBUS, Ohio — The University of Iowa softball team completed…
March 28, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreAMES, Iowa ñ No. 17 Oklahoma State posted six run innings the third and fifth to lead them to a 15-1 five-inning win over Iowa State Sunday afternoon. |AMES, Iowa…
March 28, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreLANCASTER, CA – Even though he had been in a hospital since the middle of February, Carl Bunch’s death is still a “shock” for his family, friends and fans. …
March 28, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreHawkeyes down Buckeyes in Columbus, 5-3 in women’s softball |COLUMBUS, Ohio — The University of Iowa softball team won its Big Ten Conference opener, topping Ohio State, 5-3, Saturday afternoon…
March 27, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreAMES, Iowa ñ A two-run home run by Erica Miller in the bottom of the sixth inning pushed Iowa State to a 4-3 victory over the No. 17 Oklahoma State…
March 27, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreIt’s difficult to think of an economic activity in the United States that isn’t regulated by the government at some point or another. Scores of federal departments, agencies and programs…
March 27, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreLANCASTER, CA— The musician who kept the beat and suffered the worst from the brutal cold during of one of rock ‘n roll’s most infamous tours is dead. Carl Bunch,…
March 27, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreFour men and one woman have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a Mason City area methamphetamine distribution conspiracy. Ryan O’Connor, age 30, of Midlothian City, Illinois,…
March 26, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreA Cerro Gordo County man was sentenced March 18, 2011, to 135 months in federal prison on drug charges. Jeffrey Smith, age 27, of Clear Lake, Iowa, received his prison…
March 26, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreIOWA CITY, Iowa — The Iowa baseball team defeated Western Illinois Saturday afternoon at Duane Banks Field, 5-4. |IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Iowa baseball team defeated Western Illinois Saturday…
March 26, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreAmendments Act restores the intent of the original ADA law to protect anyone with a disability, even if they take steps to mitigate their condition. |WASHINGTON ñ Senate Health, Education,…
March 26, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreDES MOINES, IOWA ñ The Iowa job market continued to show improved hiring in February, while the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 6.1 percent.|DES MOINES, IOWA ñ…
March 26, 2011 / No Comment / Read MoreIOWA CITY, Iowa — The Iowa baseball team lost to Western Illinois Friday in its home opener at Duane Banks Field, 4-2. |IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Iowa baseball team…
March 26, 2011 / No Comment / Read More(From Rep. Sharon Steckman) The House unanimously passed a bill this week that lowers the blood alcohol limit for operating a boat while intoxicated from .10 to 08. This will…
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