Month: August 2011

According to a tip NorthIowaToday.com received, authorities were investigating a shooting in Plymouth at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday evening. Authorities were on the way to 305 College Street in Plymouth. The house is

BRITT, Iowa ñ Aug. 23, 2011 ñ Concrete pavement work at the intersection of U.S. 18 and U.S. 218/Floyd County Road T-44 near Floyd will require the closure of the median between

We’re a country where careers are often part of our identity, and you don’t suddenly yank that part of a person out without ripping up the rest.So, in the midst of a

By Mike Swift, San Jose Mercury News SAN JOSE, Calif. ó Facebook will launch a series of privacy upgrades on Thursday, giving users more control of how they share personal content, as

By Mark K. Matthews, The Orlando Sentinel WASHINGTON ó The rocket and capsule that NASA is proposing to return astronauts to the moon would fly just twice in the next 10 years

WASHINGTON ó As he confronts the threat of another recession and turmoil in the financial markets, President Barack Obama is being advised by an economic team that is noticeably short on big-name

Events will coincide with exact times of the attacks 10 years ago. (DES MOINES) ñ Gov. Branstad today announced he will hold a remembrance ceremony for the 10th anniversary of the September

(Op-ed by Peter Children) Try this on for size; after the first of the year after the city fails to find an experienced attorney to replace Meyer, Bookmeyer will have the fourth

From the Mason City Fire Department: Mason City ñ August 23, 2011 – The Mason City Fire Department responded to a house fire Sunday Aug 21. Fire was reported to 911 by

The Cerro Gordo County Supervisors OK’d a pay hike for precinct election officials. They also designated the election annex (pictured above) at 121 3rd Street SW as a polling place for Ward

SEATTLE ó At age 46, with three grown kids and nearly three decades in sales behind him, Chris Mugler of Auburn, Wash., is two places he thought he’d never be: unemployed and

By Wendy Donahue, Chicago Tribune Computer users sometimes are startled by the discovery of non-native species harbored by their keyboard. Dust bunnies, crumb colonies and Coke deposits can be safely relocated without

(Op-ed by Peter Children) There is trouble right here in river city, and it could turn into a malignant mass that is inoperable. We are saddle with a mayor with diminished capabilities,

By Jody Spear Rock Falls Fun Days is the biggest annual event celebrated there. It is held on the third weekend in August to help raise money for the Rock Falls Community

By Jody Spear Family and friends gathered together Friday night in Central Park for a little free fun. The Jon Hepperly Band, featuring Nina Hepperly, played in Central Park from 6pm to

MASON CITY, I.A., August 16, 2011 ñ On Thursday, August 18 ñ United Way of North Central Iowa held their first ever Head to Toe Event at their 2011 Campaign Kickoff. Larry

Mason City City Attorney Tom Meyer is resigning his position, effective September 2, 2011. “I have notified City Administrator Brent Trout that I am resigning my position as City Attorney. My last

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,

From the City of Mason City: General Notes:Intersections should all be open by next week as the lighting is set in proper placeabove each intersection. The plaza is being ‘greened’, and trees

MASON CITY – The third times a charm, as the saying goes. Twice, the hard-working Firefighters had put out the flames that were shooting out the roof of Cindy Osier’s home at

ELECTRONICS WANTED ELECTRONICS COLLECTION EVENTSEPTEMBER 20, 2011FRANKLIN COUNTY CONSERVATION BUILDINGFRANKLIN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS3:30 PM ó 7:00 PM1008 CENTRAL AVENUE WESTHAMPTON, IOWA THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT NO CHARGE:BATTERY BACKUPS, FAX MACHINES,

Beginning Monday, August 22, 2011 at 8:00 a.m., Sanitary Sewer Main repairs will begin on 4th Street NE between North Carolina Avenue and North Massachusetts Avenue. 4th Street NE will be closed

MASON CITY – A fire burned a home located at 1502 South Penn Sunday afternoon. The owner and only resident, Cindy Osier, made it out safely after a passer-by alerted her that

City Councilman Don Nelson wrote a letter Thursday to Mayor Eric Bookmeyer, City Administrator Brent Trout and the rest of the Council asking them to consider two points. First, he says the

Mason City has something new to be really proud of. It’s the Historic Park Inn Hotel, parts of which are still under construction. Above: A black stretch limo is parked out side

Mason City City Councilman Jeff Marsters had a little accident while working on his new pickup truck. Hell fell and fractured both wrists. Martsers is home from work recovering at this time.