Month: July 2011

The Hawkeye Harvest Food Bank started in the early 1980’s during turbulent financial times much like today. Since the beginning, Hy-Vee in Mason City has played a large part in the organization

One hundred boats came to Clear Lake for The Inland Lake Yachting Association X Championships that started Thursday. There was only one race on Thursday and two on Friday. Saturday afternoon, after

(Op-ed from Greg Osborne of Mason CIty) I’ve been doing a lot of walking in Mason City this summer; trying to undo 40 years of indulgence. I walk through East Park, Big

If you were driving past the Harley Davidson Store on South Federal Saturday afternoon, you probably saw girls holding signs and getting around on rollerskates. These girls are the Dames of Anarchy,

The Mason City Mohawk baseball team lost the state championship game to top-ranked West Des Moines Dowling 6-1 Saturday night. Mohawk ace Jake Peter took the mound for Mason City, which fell

By Chuck Myers, McClatchy-Tribune News Service We all know how important it is to save for a college education. But what about keeping expenses in line once a student starts college? Several

WASHINGTON ó The House passed a Republican plan for raising the federal debt limit Friday, but attention quickly shifted to the Democrat-controlled Senate where the rough outlines of a compromise to avert

A Volkswagen driven by Duane Holmes of Nora Springs ended up stuck on a utility guy wire Saturday morning on Sixth Street Southeast in Mason City after an accident involving a tan

By Frida Ghitis, McClatchy Newspapers People have run out of patience with the government. Chat with someone in the street, at a party or a restaurant, anywhere, and you hear the same

A Mason City man, Randy Dean Bakkum, age 39, was arrested Thursday at 12:46 a.m. on a warrant at 814 N. Federal, Apt.7, Mason City. The warrant was for Possession of a

Around noon, Thursday, Janelle Lynn Rammelsberg, age 27, and Patricia Kay Mikulskis, age 53 were arrested on warrants at 416 N. Penn Apt 4, Mason City. They were charged with Possession of

DES MOINES ñ In an effort to stop Governor Branstad from closing Workforce Offices across the state, Senate Democratic Leader Mike Gronstal, Senate President Jack Kibbie and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy

Danielle Sestina of Mason City is the mother of 15 year-old Brooke Irwin. Danielle says her daughter has been missing since last Friday. Brooke was last seen at about 9:30 p.m. that

Politicians and regular folk alike attended a ceremony Friday for the opening of the newly-constructed bridge on South Delaware Avenue in Mason City. Balloons, speeches and root beer floats marked the occasion.

The intersection of 1st Street and North Federal Avenue will be closed beginning Friday July 29th and is expected to last for approximately three weeks. This closure is necessary for the removal

Mason City, IA, July 29, 2011 ñ Two visioning meetings for Mason City’s proposed off leash dog park are set for Thursday, August 4, 2011. “These meetings are an opportunity for everyone

With the United States importing 65 percent of its oil, gasoline prices hovering near record levels, and a sweltering summer raising concerns about climate change, Congress is debating public policies that encourage

DES MOINES ñ Legislators are considering further steps to keep Workforce Development field offices open, including the possibility of a special session with the sole purpose of overriding Governor Branstad’s line-item vetoes

On Wednesday at 12:07 p.m. a Jeep Grand Cherokee was reported stolen from 473 Indianhead Drive in Mason City. The suspect, Tristan Swanson, 18, from Des Moines, had just been released from

(Op-ed by Peter Children) OK lets get right to it; lets not beat around the bush. As always I am only reporting what I see, maybe some of you see the same

Mason City Mohawks baseball team beat Des Moines Roosevelt 6-1 Wednesday night at Principal Park in Des Moines. This was a quarterfinal game.|Mason City Mohawks baseball team beat Des Moines Roosevelt 6-1

Online court records show that on October 25, 2010 the Garner Police Department filed a criminal complaint accusing Justin Lee Boeset, 19, of Garner of Sexual Abuse in the 3rd Degree a

Six family members traveling on the Avenue of the Saints Tuesday were injured after a tire blew out on their 1999 GMC Safari Van. Kathy Jean Krumm, 29; Terea Ann Krumm, 27;

DES MOINES ñ Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today encouraged livestock farmers who have experienced death loss due to the extreme high temperatures over the past week and a half to

General notes from city staff: The intersection of State Street is open, however the intersection will be closed temporally at a later time for the installation of the catenary light system. Work

Effective August 15, 2011, Social Security field offices nationwide will close to the public 30 minutes early each day. For example, a field office that is usually open to the public Monday

By Joe Buttweiler PLYMOUTH – Floating backward toward a small herd of cows standing in the river, the trio of tubers became more than a little concerned. “MOOOVE” they yelled, laughing and

Unemployment in Cerro Gordo County jumped from a seasonally adjusted 5.9 to 6.3 percent from May to June, according to Iowa Workforce Development. In June 2010, joblessness in the county was 6.8

Beginning Monday August 1, 2011 at 7:00 a.m. (weather permitting), the Mason City Utility Division will begin Water System repairs at Highway 122 East and South Virginia Avenue. US Highway 122 East

(Op-ed by Peter Children) There is only so much interest in a small town, of late I have had a few people approach me asking that I look into the county and

Request made in wake of major windstorm that affected Benton, Marshall, Story and Tama counties. (DES MOINES) ñ Governor Terry E. Branstad has asked President Obama to declare a Major Disaster for

Years and years ago, shortly after college, I went to the local print shop and picked up a box of freshly minted resumes. Even though I only got 100 ó the minimum

LOS ANGELES ó The majority of jobs being created in this economic recovery are lower-paying ones, while higher-paying positions have been slow to return, according to a report released Tuesday by the

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is dancing closer and closer to a bid for the U.S. presidency. He’s talking to his wife (she’s counseling him, he says, to get out of his comfort

July 25–UPDATE: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan painted a sobering picture Monday of a once-vaunted Iowa school system now in stagnation and needing “transformational reform” if it wants to move from mediocrity

July 26–The U.S. Postal Service, which may run out of money in September, said Tuesday it may close as many as 3,700, or 12 percent, of its post offices, including 178 in