Day: June 20, 2011

Masters of Disaster’s Promoter Paul Nielsen has one of the few demolition derbys that are found around North Iowa these days. This year’s show didn’t disappoint as there was lots of great

(Mason City) ó The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health received 30 doses of Zostavax, a vaccine that prevents shingles this week. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends people

(DES MOINES) ñ Gov. Terry Branstad has ordered all flags in Iowa be flown at half-staff from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, 2011 in honor of Staff Sgt. Marvin

DES MOINES, IOWA ñ Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.0 percent in May, but was down slightly from the year ago rate of 6.1 percent. Nationwide, the unemployment rate

George H. Pfaltzgraff, M.D., a 66-year-old physician who practices surgery in Iowa Falls, Iowa, entered into a settlement agreement with the Iowa Board of Medicine on June 2, 2011. On July 8,

Milford, IOWA — Fire officials have determined that the fatal home fire in Milford, Iowa on May 7, 2011 was intentionally set. Information gained through the fire investigation revealed the fire was

Des Moines, Iowa – Spurred by global economic concerns, market crude oil prices are trading lower again today. In mid-day trading, July delivery of light, sweet crude, also called West Texas Intermediate,

ARNOLDS PARK – Swimmer’s itch is starting to make its presence known to swimmers at Iowa’s Great Lakes. The good news is that parasitic little pest that can cause welts and itching,

You just can’t keep a great driver behind. JJ Wise said that they didn’t do very well during the hot laps. “We started the Feature Race in seventeenth position.”|You just can’t keep

In the final game of the regular season, The North Iowa Bucks took on the 2010 SPFL champion Hawgs in Truman, MN and came away with a 41-6 loss.|In the final game

The Clear Lake city council and mayor will be meeting Monday evening at 6:30 p.m. at city hall, 15 N. 6th Street. Among the items on the agenda: – Licenses and permits

Streetscape work continues in downtown Mason City along Federal Avenue North. Citizens are again asked to use caution in the construction zones and to observe yellow construction tape. |Streetscape work continues in

Mason City police captured a Mason City man wanted on a warrant (AGCR020070) Friday evening. Shawn Dwayne Holmes was arrested at 9:27 p.m. at his home at 124 1/2 15 St NE

Mason City police were dispatched to Mercy West Campus, 910 N. Eisenhower Ave., on Saturday at 11:13 a.m. for a “combative subject.” Officers arrested a 60 year-old man, Pedro N. Tavares. He

(Op-ed submitted by Peter J. Children) Something needs to be done, no one should have to wait another two & a half years until the mayor’s term expires. If there is anyone

MEETINGS AND AGENDAS FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 20, 2011 MONDAY, JUNE 20, 20118:00 a.m. Tax Sale ñ Boardroom (Until 11:00)11:30 a.m. Clear Lake EDC Board of Directors Meeting ñ Clear Lake