Day: July 19, 2011

A car with two occupants crashed into a house early Tuesday morning. Click here to see photos. At approximately 12:30 a.m., a car with two minors was being chased by the Mason

Common sense dictates that we must deal with the nation’s massive debt. When faced with a problem on a scale as massive as our country’s $14 trillion debt, the most effective strategy

The Mason City School District was notified on July 15, 2011 by the Iowa Department of Education, that our district has been awarded $500,000 through a Harkin construction grant award. An award

Ames, Iowa ñ July 19, 2011 ñ Motorists traveling in Iowa should be aware that the mercury might not be the only thing to rise during the sweltering summer heat. Pavement blowups

WASHINGTON ñ Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is the lead Republican sponsor of legislation introduced today that would give states the tools they need to collect child support from parents who do

SPIRIT LAKE – High lake water levels, saturated soil from heavy rains, and wave action are causing numerous banks on the Iowa’s Great Lakes to collapse into the water. “Basically we are

DES MOINES, Iowa ñ Iowa trimmed its Food Assistance error rate nearly in half last year, with federal officials ranking the state fifth most improved in accurately determining benefits.|DES MOINES, Iowa ñ

Mason City has been awarded $350,000 from the Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED) for rehabilitation of 10 owner-occupied single family units. “These funds are critical to maintaining the high quality of

(DES MOINES, Iowa) A company soliciting “Yellow Page” advertising, whose solicitations feature a logo that is similar to the established and recognized “Yellow Pages” logo, has agreed to cease marketing in Iowa,

(DES MOINES, Iowa) Advantage Rent a Car, a subsidiary of the Hertz Corporation, will disclose Iowa’s state rental car tax in its online rental car rate quotes, under a formal agreement reached

By Peter Lagios It is recognized current codes and regulations have been orchestrated to protect a certain ideal concerning how land use should be distributed and regulated. Rather than pick thru the

At approximately 4:30 p.m. Monday, a report of bridge that had buckled in Ventura was called in. The Venetian Village Bridge on North Shore Drive had buckled up about a foot and

By Jody Spear The thought of walking around at the Franklin County Fair Friday night, didn’t start out as a good one. The day was hot and muggy, the evening muggy and

By Gary Anderson It’s something we all tend to do. We take the place where we live for granted. I vividly remember the day I opened a checking account shortly after moving