Day: September 29, 2011

MASON CITY – At approximately 12:45 p.m. Thursday, Cerro Gordo County Sheriffs and Fire Department personnel were dispatched to a fire on Thrush Avenue. A combine was reported on fire and spreading

A high wind advisory is in affect for the North Iowa Area. According to the National Weather Service: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH

On September 29th, 2011 at about 11:00 a.m., officers of the Mason City Police Department arrested Ian Daniel Forbes, age 27, originally from Fort Dodge, Iowa. Forbes was wanted for absence from

Harvest Tour Weekend starts Friday, September 30, at 7 p.m. in Hampton with Start Gazing with noted Astronomer Jerry McCormick and wine sampling from TownsEnd Winery and local music. This is sold

(Op-ed by Peter Children) First you start with a blank sheet of paper then you put ink on it. You create some sort of veribage that provokes a response that causes people

G.I. Jobs, the premier magazine for military personnel transitioning into civilian life, has awarded North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) the designation of “Military Friendly School.” The 2012 Military Friendly Schools list

At approximately 11:10 am, Thursday, the Mason City Police Department reported an accident on Winnebago Way, a short ways in from Highway 122. Two cars were involved, with no injuries. “Just a