“Occupy Mason City” group becoming more organized
MASON CITY – Occupy Mason City held its first organizational meeting this weekend to bring more cohesiveness to the group and inform the interested public how to become involved. Occupy Mason City’s
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MASON CITY – Occupy Mason City held its first organizational meeting this weekend to bring more cohesiveness to the group and inform the interested public how to become involved. Occupy Mason City’s
MASON CITY – Halloween is supposed to be fright night and there was plenty of that to go around in Mason City this season. Zombies, a headless horseman and a chainsaw-wielding madman
MASON CITY – This Monday, October 31st, a city council candidate “open house” will be held in Mason City. For the past 20 plus years, a group of community minded people have
MASON CITY – The Mason City Community Policing Advisory Board sponsored a children’s safety forum Saturday at the Mason City Black Belt Academy. Mason City police officers and martial arts experts helped
MASON CITY – The Mason City Public Library Youth Services Department had a free Halloween Bash, Thursday night, for children of all ages. The event was held in the Mason City Room
(Op-ed by J. L. Bach) We all lived through the horror that was September 11, 2001. It was a tragic day that forever changed American history. The passage of time has healed
MASON CITY – The following photo was taken near the corner of 17th Street NE and North Delaware Avenue in Mason City on October 31st, 2011. Makes one wonder… did someone lay
MASON CITY – North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) Student Senate and College Entrepreneurial Organization (CEO) clubs will sponsor a Thanksgiving Food Drive, November 7 to 11, with all items collected being
MASON CITY – The Mason City Zoning Board of Adjustment will be evaluating a conditional use permit that would allow the establishment and operation of a “waste transfer form/function” in the Z6-0
Letter to the editor: October 31, 2011 FROM: Environmental Stewardship Advisory Commission (ESAC) RE: Creative Energy Systems (CES) Request for Conditional Use Permit In 2006 the City Council passed an ordinance which
Letter to the editor: October 31, 2011 FROM: Environmental Stewardship Advisory Commission (ESAC) RE: Creative Energy Systems (CES) Request for Conditional Use Permit In 2006 the City Council passed an ordinance which
(Op-ed by Peter Children) Well, it had to happen… those who think they are smarter, and somehow know more than you have rendered their decision as to just who you should vote
(Op-ed by Matt Marquardt) The Old Media has struck again and made their endorsements for our local elections. We are all very lucky that these Old Media people, that are so much
By Joe Buttweiler – MASON CITY — Jacob Jackson nodded to Ed Albers as Jackson got ready to bowl a practice game at Rose Bowl. “Hey there, how’d you do the other
(Op-ed from JoAnn Hardy of Mason City) The main attraction of our city leaders to the proposed trash to energy plant appears to be the promise of 50 or so jobs. The
MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Conservation Board and Lime Creek Nature Center Foundation sponsored their twenty-fifth annual Halloween Hike at the Lime Creek Nature Center. It’s almost Halloween, and the
MASON CITY – The Mason City Public Library wants to thank the community as we observe our first anniversary in our renovated building with a “Food for Fines” food drive benefitting the
MASON CITY – On Wednesday, October 26th, Mason City police arrested Monte Bitker, age 27, of 1708 Taft Ave South, Mason City after receiving a report of a suspicious subject cashing checks.
MASON CITY – At approximately 4:00 p.m. Thursday, Mason City Firefighters were called to 504 1st Street NE. There was smoke visible, coming out the window and front door. The building, owned
MASON CITY – Mason City police were summoned to Younkers Department Store at 102 South Delaware, in Mason City’s Southbridge Mall on a report of an employee theft shortly before 11 a.m.
From Senator Amanda Ragan – You may have heard about a new effort to make Iowa the healthiest state in the nation within five years. Our state ranks #19 right now, according
From State Rep. Sharon Steckman The fiscal year 2011 budget ended on June 30, 2011, but it took several months to settle accounts and finally close the books for the year. The
MASON CITY – NorthIowaToday.com searched online criminal records available to the public for criminal records of all seven people looking to represent the people of Mason City in the upcoming City Council
MASON CITY – A Mason City fire truck was damaged on October 6th in a corn field fire near the IOOF Home. “The corn field stalk came up under the engine and
MASON CITY – On Tuesday, October 25th, David Dow was sentenced to 6 month at Beje Clark a local residence treatment center, Iowa sex offender registry for life, three years of probation,
(From David A. Grooters, Mason City Attorney) The adoption of a child presents many challenges to families. For parents who have adopted their child out of the foster care system, there can
MASON CITY – A committee to study the feasibility of a possible multi-purpose arena for downtown Mason City has been formed. The committee consists of city staff and was formed after direction
HAMPTON, IOWA – A candidate forum was held in Hampton Thursday night. At-large, third ward and mayoral candidates participated. The forum was sponsored by The Computer Guy, as well as Amplified Events
MASON CITY – A man who originally would not identify himself the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s deputies after his arrest for criminal trespass as NorthIowaToday.com reported on October 3rd was sentenced by
MASON CITY – On Tuesday, October 25th, Shawn Holmes of 201 Virginia Street in Mesrvey was sentenced to a 5 year suspended prison, an additional 10 years on the sex offender registry,
MASON CITY – At 3:10 a.m. Monday, October 24th, a Mason City Police Officer stopped to speak with three suspicious subjects in the parking lot of America’s Best Inn at 24 5th
MASON CITY – The Mason City City Council met for a work session Tuesday night and seemed to inch closer on terms for a franchise agreement with Alliant Energy. A franchise agreement
DES MOINES – In years with extremely dry weather farmers’ grain can be contaminated with aflatoxins. Aflatoxin is produced by a type of mold that, at certain levels, is harmful or fatal
MASON CITY – Christmas is in the cans has gotten off to a good start according to project coordinator Ozzie Ohl, founder of the OneManThinkTank, and Hawkeye Harvest Food Bank volunteer. To
(Op-ed by Peter Children) “The Load giveth & the Lord taketh away.” I am referring to the Park Inn Hotel; while the hotel is generating tourists which will increase measurably as time
MASON CITY – Shortly after 6 p.m. on Monday, October 5th, Mason City police received a tip that a fugitive wanted for escape from Beje Clark and numerous other criminal offenses was
(Submitted to NorthIowaToday.com by anonymous reader) Welfare recipients should be drug tested. This goes for people taking food stamps, welfare payments, unemployment, disability, any kind of handout from the government. If you
FOREST CITY – The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is now releasing the names of the officers involved in the October 20, 2011 shooting incident in Forest City, Iowa. The officers have
Ames – The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is now releasing the name of the officer involved in the shooting incident in Ames Friday night. The name of the officer is
MASON CITY – Since 1996, Visit Mason City has financially assisted nearly two hundred groups and organizations to market their events and activities through the Visit Mason City Tourism Marketing Grant Program.