VIRGINIA, Minn. – The NIACC women topped Hibbing Community College 76-53 behind a career-best 28 points from Jennifer Nelsen (So., Mason City, IA). The win gives NIACC a 7-3 record with three
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VIRGINIA, Minn. – The NIACC women topped Hibbing Community College 76-53 behind a career-best 28 points from Jennifer Nelsen (So., Mason City, IA). The win gives NIACC a 7-3 record with three
VIRGINIA, Minn. – NIACC men’s basketball will go into the winter break with a winning record after topping Hibbing Community College 76-71 on Saturday. It was NIACC’s fifth straight win and moved
(by JoAnn Hardy of Mason City) To the editor: CES has been submitting documents to the city in an attempt to convince our decision-makers that their process is safe and/or has been
Mark Hanson of Kanawha set a Guinness world record on Saturday in Mason City. Hanson juggling three balls for one minute and set a record for the most tosses. “I broke the
(Op-ed by JoAnn Hardy) CES is not required to apply for a permit from the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) before they build a plant in Mason City. The Zoning Board
Sunday Night Mixed League Rose Bowl 12/11/11 Team High Series Norwex Enviro Products 1573 Team High Game Norwex Enviro Products 583 Individual High Series Male Greg Loveless 606 Individual High Series Female
Over The Hill 12/13/11 (4 person team) High Scratch Game 1. Gene Roberts 227 2. Lynn Christensen 217 3. Doug King 215 1. Michele Olson 237 2. Darnell Fairbanks 189 3. Jean Mitchell
High school students enrolled in the NIACC/Britt Health Careers Academy will present some special gifts to 56 residents in the Good Samaritan Care Center in Forest City on Friday, December 16. “This
(From Carol Patnode of Mason City) When making the decision whether to allow a “conditional use permit” to the proposed CES facility, what should the ZBA pay attention to? There is much
By Kelli Lageson, Albert Lea Tribune, Minn. – NORTHWOOD, Iowa — Three children got a special Christmas wish granted Monday afternoon, December 12th. Sgt. Thomas Estes, of Albert Lea’s Delta Company, surprised
By Jon Silman – MIAMI — In a scene that looked a lot like Christmas morning, a table stacked with toys sat in a room — never to be played with. There
By Craig Welch, The Seattle Times SEATTLE — An elementary-school field trip turned into a police manhunt Wednesday afternoon when a parent chaperone recognized another chaperone as a wanted felon who had
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske HOUSTON — Officials at Lackland Air Force Base outside San Antonio are investigating an incident in which more than a dozen airmen posed for a photo next to a
By Phil Trexler, Akron Beacon Journal CALDWELL, Ohio — Brogan Rafferty, the teenage suspect in the Craigslist shootings, is cooperating with investigators and is considering a plea deal to testify against his
McClatchy-Tribune News Service A federal recommendation that use of hand-held devices by motorists be banned makes sense — up to a point. Texting or surfing the Internet while driving are extremely dangerous.
By David Zucchino K CROSSING, Kuwait — A U.S. military convoy sliced through the flat Iraqi desert before first light, carrying the last troops safely into Kuwait and ending America’s costly and
by Dave DeWitte MidAmerican Energy Holdings has agreed to buy 49 percent of a $1.8 billion solar photovoltaic project under development in Arizona. The Des Moines-based company said it will acquired the
Meredith Hines-Dochterman Former Mount Vernon Washington Elementary School Principal Terry Eisenbarth is facing disciplinary charges of unethical practice and physical abuse of a student for his controversial birthday celebrations. An Iowa Board
by Jeff Raasch Two men were jailed after separate high-speed police chases Thursday in Cedar Rapids. Terrell McBride, 23, of Cedar Rapids, faces six criminal charges after police found three baggies of
by Scott Dochterman AMES — Three years into his Iowa State tenure, Paul Rhoads was named a front runner for a job opening at Pittsburgh, a football program with more tradition than
by Steve Gravelle FAIRVIEW — Lindie Hunter doesn’t need the latest statistics. “This economy has really made it tough,” Hunter said one afternoon this week in the living room of the small
By William Hageman Holiday parties can be great. Reconnecting with friends and family, celebrating the good will of the season, pointing and laughing at Bob’s garish battery-powered Christmas sweater. In reality, of
By Jerry Zgoda MINNEAPOLIS — Sure, it’s easy to look good when you don’t miss a three-point shot, but take away the Timberwolves’ sizzling percentages and there still was plenty for a
By Josephine Marcotty MINNEAPOLIS — A large number of eagles really are active around the footprint of a controversial wind farm under development in Goodhue County, according to a wildlife survey the
WASHINGTON — More than three years ago, the government rescued the nation’s housing finance giants, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, from collapse in the wake of the mortgage market meltdown. On Friday,
By Jeff Weiner ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion died as a result of blunt-force trauma suffered in a hazing attack, according to the results of an autopsy
By Ricardo Lopez LOS ANGELES — IBM’s Watson supercomputer may be best known for handily beating “Jeopardy!” game show champs. Now it’s being harnessed to help doctors at Cedars-Sinai’s cancer clinic in
By John P. Martin, The Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA — A prosecutor said Friday that new criminal lawyers hired by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia could be stifling priests and other church employees from
By David Savage, Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Newt Gingrich says as president he would ignore Supreme Court decisions that conflict with his powers as commander in chief, and he would press
By Irfan Khan and Hector Becerra, Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — Authorities on Saturday identified two men killed in a workplace shooting at a Southern California Edison office in Irwindale, as
By David Lightman, McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — The Senate on Saturday approved a measure to assure 160 million people that they’ll get a Social Security tax break for two more months. But the
Defendant Participated in Numerous Efforts to Kill U.S Troops in Iraq with IEDs BOWLING GREEN, KY — Iraqi citizen Waad Ramadan Alwan pleaded guilty to federal terrorism charges today in U.S. District
December 16,2011 COACH FERENTZ: Welcome. Glad everybody is here. Just a couple words before I turn it over to Norm. We’ve been running around recruiting. This is our last day of contacts,
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State football Coach Paul Rhoads has repeatedly said that he is proud to be a Cyclone and Friday he added an exclamation point to that sentence by agreeing