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DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Revenue announces that the annual interest rate in 2012 will be 5.0 percent. The monthly interest rate will be 0.4 percent. The 2012 annual and
DES MOINES – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dipped slightly to 6.0 percent in September from 6.1 percent in August. The current rate is also lower than one year ago when the
DES MOINES – At its first official board meeting, the new Iowa Economic Development Authority Board members approved awards today that will create up to 593 jobs in Iowa and retain another
NIT Opinion – Fort Dodge must have something Mason City doesn’t. A South Korean company is proposing a $324 million plant in Fort Dodge that would employ 180 people. The Iowa Economic
MASON CITY – An Iowa State Trooper was dispatched to look for ties and debris in the road Friday and ended up running over one and damaging his Crown Victoria Interceptor. Iowa
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced that Gov. Branstad will sign Executive Order Number Seventy-Five to create the Iowa Partnership for Economic Progress (IPEP). The
MASON CITY – At approximately 4:00 PM Saturday afternoon October 22, 2011, the Mason City Police Department was called to an accident on Highway 122 and Thrush Avenue. Nicole Tharp, owner of
MASON CITY – Marathoners took to the road Sunday, October 23rd in Mason City for Newman School’s 13th Annual “On the Road for Education.” The marathon started at 8:00 a.m. sharp. The
CLEAR LAKE – The Clear Lake Public Works Department is asking homeowners to inspect and evaluate the condition of their mailbox prior to the onset of winter weather. City snowplow operators pay
From the city of Mason City: Week beginning Monday, October 24 The north portion of the intersection at South Carolina Avenue and 19th Street SE is open. South Hampshire Avenue at the
MASON CITY – Building Official Chuck McGreevey, who served the city of Mason City for years, passed away over the weekend. McGreevey, who was 67, died Saturday. He served Mason City for
In the first in a series of questions coming from NorthIowaToday.com to City Council candidates in Mason City, a question was asked about Mason City’s newest possible development, a waste to gas
CLEAR LAKE – “Be prepared for an all new, creepy show. If you dare, we WILL scare.” Owners of the D and D Ranch, Debbie and Dale Anderson, have haunted and scared
MASON CITY – There is a parking lot in downtown Mason City amidst the multi-million dollar streetscape that is all gravel. It has its share of weeds and trash. This week, an
CEDAR RAPIDS – James Byers, age 56, from Belle Plaine, Iowa, has been charged with three child pornography offenses. The charges are contained in an indictment unsealed October 11, 2011, in United
(Op-ed by Peter Children) Re: Front page feature in Sunday’s paper regarding the “at large” forum. In many ways the feature story offered every thing but the option to choose your own
(Op-ed by Peter Children) We fit that discripition; we live in a community with all the accoutrements that belong in such settings. Schools, hospital, college, various stores to fill our needs. But
FOREST CITY, IOWA – Last night, October 20, 2011, in Forest City at approximately 6:15 PM, two agents from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation were involved in an altercation with an
MASON CITY – Tonya Clifford had originally been arrested and transported to Cerro Gordo County jail by Clear Lake police on September 1st on an aggravated misdemeanor charge of child endangerment from
MASON CITY – A waste to gas plant has been proposed for Mason City’s south side by a company based out of Colorado. The city council voted 5-1 to allow the project
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 58 year-old man who was selling large quantities of marijuana while collecting Social Security benefits was sentenced on October 11, 2011 to almost six years in federal prison.
From Rep. Sharon Steckman – The Revenue Estimating Conference (REC) held their meeting last week. They set their revenue projection for FY 2012 at $5.975 billion. This represents a 1.3% increase from
MASON CITY – Throughout the spring, summer and fall, you can find college and high school age kids out practicing the hurling of frisbees at East Park. As the weather cools down,
DES MOINES – Gov. Branstad today unveiled the new, more user-friendly Iowa.gov. The new look and feel follows Gov. Branstad’s signing of Executive Order 73, which called for the state to overhaul
MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Conservation Board (CGCCB) was pleased to accept a cash donation from the local Armour-Eckrich food processing plant in Mason City. Smithfield Foods, Inc. the parent
CHARLES CITY – At approximately 1:30 a.m. Thursday morning, a crash west of Charles City took two lives. According the Iowa State Patrol, a Toyota Camry driven by Erin Lorraine Heffron, age
MASON CITY – A source has told NorthIowaToday.com that more layoffs are happening at Curries in Mason City. According to our source: An employee of “nearly 30 years let go this morning
MASON CITY – The Mason City City Council OK’d an initiative to become a “Blue Zone Pilot Community” Tuesday night. A presentation was made by Mercy Medical Center CEO Jim Fitzpatrick on
MASON CITY – Shortly after 4 a.m. on Monday, October 18th, Mason City police stopped two men for no lights on their bicycles in the 1500 block on 4th Street SW. Upon
Publisher’s note: NIT published an editorial earlier Wednesday morning submitted by a reader about his views on how child support ought to be spent. We asked local attorney David A. Grooters, an
From Rep. Sharon Steckman – Governor Branstad’s concepts for education reform will be one of his key recommendations to the 2012 Iowa Legislature. There are still many questions to be answered concerning
MASON CITY – This is a case of biting off more than you can chew. Jerry Hansen, 630 Briarstone Dr. Mason City, holds a largemouth bass he rescued from the lake behind
MASON CITY – The Vision Iowa Project in Mason City is officially complete. The work is finished, final payments to the contractors are OK’d and Certificates of Recognition were bestowed upon those
MASON CITY – Sandra Servantez has informed NorthIowaToday.com that she has decided to attend a November 3rd candidate forum sponsored by the Globe Gazette, KIMT, and KGLO radio. Servantez previously stated that
MASON CITY – At tonight’s City Council meeting, Mayor Eric Bookmeyer will present Certificates of Recognition to organizations and citizens who helped complete the Vision Iowa Project in Mason City. The list
MASON CITY – The Mason City Public Library’s coffee shop will have a new operator. Cabin Coffee was chosen as the new operator, Library Director Mary Markwalter said. The coffee shop is
MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Supervisors met Tuesday morning and OK’d a refinancing plan for up to $9.5 million in county debt. There will be a November 15th, 2011 meeting
MASON CITY – There’s a saying, “You can’t fight City Hall.” Apparently, you might not even be able to work with them in Mason City. Jake Prazak and John Berding (pictured, right)
SMASON CITY – Sandra Servantez, a candidate for City Council At-Large, will hold “Community Meeting and Coffee” at Hardees Restaurant on Friday, October 21, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. “All the
(Op-ed by Peter Children) Let’s gets things straight right from the start. Now that this shining light sits in our downtown all dressed up for the next one hundred years, with people