Day: August 22, 2011

The 13th Street NE Railroad Trestle Painting Project will be completed this Saturday, August 27 beginning at 6:00 a.m. This project began this past May with the help of volunteers and POET

In an effort overturn Governor Branstad’s order to close critical workforce centers, leaders in the Iowa Legislature called for a special session to keep the centers open. After every Republican in the

While in Iowa this week, President Obama and the Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED) announced a new initiative to revitalize rural communities by helping small businesses create new jobs. The initiative

From Rep. Sharon Steckman Iowa Students’ ACT Scores are Number 2 in the NationIowa students of the 2011 class had the second highest ACT scores in the nation among states that tested

Two weeks ago I was in attendance when the Legislature’s Administrative Rules Review Committee voted to delay a ban of toxic lead shot for the upcoming mourning dove hunting season in Iowa.

From the Mason City Schools Administration: Our congratulations to Kristy Wagner, former Co-Principal for John Adams Middle School (2010-2011) – Academic Coordinator/Associate Principal MCHS (2009-2010) ñ Associate Principal MCHS (prior to these

Workers at United Sugars in Mason City are hoping something will happen later this week when they have a meeting with company management. As for now though they are still camped outside

The Lime Creek Nature Center and Cerro Gordo County Conservation Board are hosting a Fall Festival on Sunday, September 11 at the nature center located just north of Mason City off Highway

On Highway 122 in Mason City, a large Willowbrook Mall sign prominently displays the statement “Quilt shop moved to St. Ansgar.” Saintly Stitches, a fabric and quilt shop that was located in

From the Mason City Schools As of August 15, 2011 Phase 1 ñ Blazek Electric – Project is complete. Punchlist needs to be scheduled. Phase 2 ñ Holland Contracting – Project is

By Paula Sirois, www.RetailMeNot.com If you’re planning on traveling yet this summer, here are some hotel room tricks that you simply need to know: 1. Everyone has learned their fair share about

By Donna Gehrke-White, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Some hucksters are hitting church pews and other venues around the country, enticing people to send in false federal tax returns for cash back, the Internal

A man lost consciousness behind the wheel of his pick-up truck Sunday morning In Mason City and was injured. At about 10:30 a.m., the man who NorthIowaToday.com is told is Greg Bublitz,