Month: September 2011

The Central Park Dentistry building, 23 N. Federal Ave. in Mason City, had a “green” roof consisting of sedum rolled out Tuesday afternoon. The Xero Flor roof, installed by Northern Cedar of

** $7,800 provided to communities and charitable groups in second grant cycle of 2011 Cedar Rapids, Iowa ñ September 21, 2011 ñ The Alliant Energy Foundation contributed $7,800 to non-profit organizations to

Alliant Energy is holding a bill of over $500,000 that they say will come due if the Mason City City Council does not pass a “mutually beneficial” franchise agreement. According to a

Some people worked very hard to renovate one of Mason City’s treasures, the East Park band shell. Apparently, some people could care less. Over the weekend, vandals fired red paint balls at

Focus Living Center will be having an Open House this Saturday, September 24 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at the new location in downtown Mason City, 124 West State Street. The

Former Mohawk football coach John Lee is a candidate for the 1st ward in the upcoming Mason City City Council elections. So far, the only other candidate for that spot is businessman

The 2011 Fall Large Item Pickup will take place Monday, October 10th to Thursday, October 13th. Residents are encouraged to use this opportunity to dispose of large items that cannot be discarded

By Diane Heldt, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Sept. 20–The University of Iowa spent $6 milllion in fiscal year 2011 to abandon a failed laboratory computer software system, hospital officials told the

General Motors has just announced they’ve awarded the Cadillac franchise to Community Auto Group in Mason City. Cadillac has not had a presence in the North Iowa area since GM dissolved the

Janice Easley, long-time advocate for the East Park Band Shell, gave an update on the progress of the Band Shell renovation and was also given a certificate of recognition for her contributions

Effective Monday, October 3, 2011, all Cerro Gordo County Conservation Board modern campgrounds will be closed for the season. This includes Wilkinson Pioneer Park in Rock Falls, Linn Grove Park in Rockwell,

MINNEAPOLIS ó Best Buy Co. Inc. may be building fewer big-box stores in malls and shopping centers nationwide. But when it comes to the virtual world, the Richfield, Minn.-based consumer electronics giant

QUESTION: I like to play games at Pogo.com on my new desktop PC. But a month ago, a few of the games started to freeze up and I continually got Java-related errors.|By

According to the Iowa Sex Offender Registry Jamison William Miller will be residing at UPDATED ON 9-23-11: 418 7TH ST SE (primary) and/or 103 15TH ST SE (listed as “other” address), Mason

Michael Goodale age 30 was booked into the Cerro Gordo County Jail Tuesday afternoon following a law enforcement investigation into alleged sexual abuse against at least two juvenile boys. The sexual abuse

After nearly two years of legal proceedings Michael Reich age 24 of Mason City is heading to prison following a 3rd degree burglary conviction. Reich was charged in April 2010 following a

WATERLOO, Iowa ó On her visit to a traffic-signal plant Monday, Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann called it an example of how President Barack Obama’s policies are “continuing to dig us deeper

The Charles H. MacNider Art Museum is proud to feature its collection of twelve intaglio prints by artist Mauricio Lasansky in the new exhibition Light to Dark: Twelve Intaglio Prints by Mauricio

Watch video of entire meeting: AGENDA: I. Approval of AgendaII. Approval of MinutesA. September 16, 2011 Special SessionIII. Old BusinessIV. New BusinessA. County Engineer1. Report on Secondary Roads Construction and Plans2. Resolution

Today, the discriminatory law known as ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ is finally and formally repealed. As of today, patriotic Americans in uniform will no longer have to lie about who they are

Hazardous Weather Outlook valid until September 21 6:00am CDT for North Iowa area: HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA426 AM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011 IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-211100-EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-

LOS ANGELES ó After watching customers leave and the company’s stock price plummet, Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings on Sunday admitted that he had fallen victim to “arrogance” and announced changes to

WASHINGTON ó Over the summer President Barack Obama pushed a “grand bargain” that called on Republicans and Democrats to forge a compromise: each would agree to painful sacrifices that would slash the

LOS ANGELES ó Americans are pumping money into bank accounts at a blistering pace this year, sending deposits to record levels near $10 trillion on escalating fears that the U.S. economy is

By Joe Buttweiler SHEFFIELD – Iowa and the United States of America need more manufacturing jobs, and cutting the corporate income tax will help grow them, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., said

At-large city council member Max Weaver has officially filed to run for city council in the third ward. Weaver filed the required paperwork and 40 signatures today at about 4:30 p.m. Don

Former Mayor Jean Marinos says she is running for Mason City City Council. Marinos confirmed her candidacy today to NorthIowaToday.com. “Word seems to travel fast,” she said, about people finding out about

CHARLOTTE, N.C. ó Bank of America Corp.’s sale of mortgage servicing rights to Fannie Mae, a transaction that spurred a congressional inquiry last week, “made sense for both companies,” the regulator of

WASHINGTON ó Texas Gov. Rick Perry, the GOP presidential front-runner, may be leading the pack in the money game as well, as a new “super PAC” supporting him gears up to raise

WASHINGTON ó As head of one of the largest teachers unions in the country, Randi Weingarten had high hopes for the No Child Left Behind Act when Congress passed it with overwhelming

By Larry Oakes, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) MINNEAPOLIS ó In the secretive world of online drug dealing, an underground website named Silk Road entices shoppers with a wide range of illegal substances ó

WASHINGTON ó Top congressional Republicans on Sunday accused President Barack Obama of trying to incite class warfare with his proposal for a new tax on millionaires, and said they would not support

WASHINGTON ó President Barack Obama will announce a plan to slash more than $3 trillion from the nation’s deficit over the next decade by winding down the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq,

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The owner of an eastern Iowa roofing company pleaded guilty in federal court in August to harboring and conspiring to harbor illegal aliens. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s

From the city of Mason City Week beginning Monday, September 19 Beginning this week, 19th Street SE between South Rhode Island Court and Pine Hill Court is scheduled to be open. Once