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Have a question??? I saw in the Globe today that there is a vigil for Darrian Rambo, and the Youth Center is sponsoring it and serving refresments with half of the money going to the Rambo family. Why??? There have been many unfortunate deaths of alot of youth in our community, why is this one child so special? Is it because it’s Lionel Foster’s grandson? Not that this wasn’t a sad thing to happen to young person, but why are people being asked to attend and give money to this family??? As I see in another article that it’s a Foster that has the Fed up North Iowa page on facebook and they are also asking for money. Sorry but this is the last family that I would give my money to.
We finally got some new neighbors to move into the house across the street after the house sitting empty for a year because of forclosure. The new guy went right to work on the yard that had not been mowed in about a year even though it had been turned into the city three times and the realtor twice. The guy worked his tail off and even swept the street which had a mess left by the city sweepers. He swept it up and put it in a nice neat pile on the corner for the street department to pick up. Our street department, one sweeper with a vacume truck following (not sweeping) showed up and promply called the police. A cop had to be dispatched and come to the address to tell the guy he had to move the pile from the street. Now understand it was city waste to begin with. The guy moved it four feet by himself while the cop and two street department workers sat there and watched him. Both sweepers had shovels on them and it wouldn’t have taken them two minutes to pick up the city’s trash and haul it away. Instead they sat there for 1/2 hour and watch him do it. Now I really feel good about paying more taxes for that bunch to sit on their asses.
Did anyone watch the council meeting last night and listen to Robin Anderson from the chamber of commerce talk about bandfest. Does this women and her organization really think anyone needs her or her lobby group to tell us how to act and how our children should act at bandfest. Hey mayor why dont you go up to central park and have robin and the chamber show up so you could kiss their ass all at once and get it over with.
Stoped into North Iowa Community Credit Union Today and saw a bunch of Suits with badges in there, does anyone know whats going on?
Matt, been catching a few of watchers posts lately before you delete them… Why are you blocking him? Yes at times he may have been on the opposing side but he often did have some good facts to ad to the discussion. Just kinda goes against everything you talk about on this site, free speech.
Has anybody seen the Facebook group Fed^NorthIowa?
It started out with an about section bashing on cops, and quickly changed the wording. I am wondering how people dying in car accidents and of cancer has anything to do with the police or crime?
What really gets to me is they claim to be against crime and fed up with it but a simple background check of the admins shows they are part of the problem of endangering and victimizing others.
Tyler Decker has was arrest just 5 days ago for driving while suspended. He is currently suspended after receiving two OWI’s in the past year, one of which landed him on a NIT article after he rolled his vehicle in the middle of town. He has been arrest three times for harassment of others in North Iowa, in addition to probation violations, disorderly conduct arrests.
Doeshea Foster the founder of the group has been arrested for burglary, conspiracy to commit a felony, burglary of a motor vehicle, unauthorized use of a credit card, false information to law enforcement officer, assault, harassment of a public officer employee, and numerous probation violations.
Tara Mekkelsen has numerous people who have taken her to small claims court over money she owed them, the last action served on her by the sheriff just 3 days ago.
Now it seems like the goal of this group is actually to get money from other people. Does their backgrounds seem like trustworthy people to you? If they are in-fact worried about all the violence and crime why have some of them been contributors to it?
Would it be a better idea not to just give people with such backgrounds money and contributions, but instead take this money and donate it to the local Youth Tasks Force, The YMCA Scholarship Fund, the Youth Center located next to Honda dealership on 5th?
It is up to you but you should make an informed decisions when the fox is guarding the hen house.
Has anybody seen the Facebook page Fed^NorthIowa?
It started out with an about section bashing on cops, and quickly changed the wording. I am wondering how people dying in car accidents and of cancer has anything to do with the police or crime?
What really gets to me is they claim to be against crime and fed up with it but a simple background check of the admins shows they are part of the problem of endangering and victimizing others.
Tyler Decker has was arrest just 5 days ago for driving while suspended. He is currently suspended after receiving two OWI’s in the past year. H
Not easy is it?
sooo anyone see that article on the globe website about those guys trying to start up a brewery downtown mason city..they dont have the capital so the only way there doing it is if people donate 15k by june 23rd or something..what the hell go to a BANK its called a loan…maybe i should ask everyone to donate money to me so i can take a long vacation!!
What’s up with all the Slow moving and numerous trains EVERYDAY in this city…I have been late for work twice this week, because of sitting at a RR crossing for a half hour each day..I thought by law they could only block traffic for 5 minutes, at the most..Anyone know who to contact to complain about this matter, that would actually DO something about it? I would leave early in the morning, if I could…but have kids to drop off at certain times…Sooooooo, any insight or beneficial info on this matter greatly appreciated.
Matt – It seems your “most blogged stories” is not updating or refreshing. Many of those have been long since bypassed or become non-active threads.
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wonder why there is nothing on here about the mason city kid that was shot and died?
Sitting in the mcdonalds drivethru for 30 minutes yesterday afternoon gave me time to observe and think: what sence does it make during a rush to send three grill people on break at the same time? ( i know thats their station because i didnt mind asking) if theres a drivethru lane isnt there a way to make sure everyone uses it or is it okay for obnoxiously loud white trucks to almost hit my car cutting me off? (he got an ear full too) and lastly, if i have to wait that long do you think you could remember my sons 4 piece mcnugget so idont have to waste morwe time coming in to fix your mistake? i think next time ill spend my 30 minutes driving across town to burger king – their double cheese bugers are better anyway.
I think before the city starter using center turn lanes they should have televised instructions for all the people that can’t figure them out. Iowa has some of the worst drivers.
There should be dates and times at the top of each story. Sometimes I’m clicking through old stories and want to know when they were published.
What happened to the pictures under the Winnebago COunty offenders dropdown? Can’t see them anymore.
THANK YOU to the person in front of me today in the Hardee’s drive thru, for paying my lunch bill! Pay it forward, how awesome ! God is good : )
Still wondering how & why it is possible for Jared Kropf to be out & about, enjoying his freedom & physical health, going to bars, and spending time with his gf at the park? I was told both brothers copped pleas & probably wont even spend a year in jail. Did I miss something? Meanwhile,their victim hasnt been able to indulge in much more than a long, painful struggle JUST to survive. What message does that send? Oh, thats right, the SAME message we’ve been sending for years…”Come on over to luxurious Mason City, where violent crimes go unpunished & if you’re related to an officer, your Kindle is as good as FOUND!” WTF?!
MERCY EMPLOYEES that park in the patient parking areas ougt to be ashamed of themselves!!!!!! Mercy has ample parking for employees, yet some are too damn lazy to walk a block or 2, to their vehicles and would rather take up a very important PATIENT parking spot, as limited as they are!