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MASON CITY – Organized labor held a rally today in Mason City at the Labor Temple. About 20 persons were in attendance, including Cerro Gordo County Supervisor Phil Dougherty and former Mason
MASON CITY – There is free firewood available at this time. The location is 703 South Penn Ave. A large pile of branches is sitting in the front yard with a sign
NORA SPRINGS – At 12:34 pm, Thursday, the Nora Springs Fire Department was dispatched to a grass fire that was out of control at 22862 260th St. It was reported as a
COACH KIRK FERENTZ, COACH ERIK MORGAN, COACH REESE MORGAN – COACH FERENTZ: Welcome to everybody. Give you a quick update. We finished our fifth practice on Saturday. That puts us a third
AMES, Iowa- Iowa State’s Royce White added another national award to his already outstanding resume this week, picking up National Newcomer of the Year honors by the Basketball Times. A native of
OSAGE – The Osage Police Department wishes to warn citizens to lock their vehicles and keep expensive items from view and safely secured. A rash of vehicle burglaries occurred late night Friday,
By Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel – MIAMI — If Miami Heat vs. Oklahoma City Thunder is what the NBA Finals are going to look like, then June can’t get here fast enough.
CLEAR LAKE – Congressman Steve King will hold a town hall meeting in Clear Lake on Monday, April 9, from 9:00 to 10:00 am. The public is invited to join him at
By Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — They all say publicly that it’s not a rivalry — and it seems as if both the Clippers and Lakers are right
By David Lightman, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Financial speculators are gambling on oil the same way they gambled on the housing market a few years ago — a frightening prospect for the
By Mark Craig, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Who says it’s a slow time for Vikings news? In the past two or three days, we’ve learned that Percy Harvin and his shoulder
By Joel Greenberg, McClatchy Newspapers – HEBRON, West Bank — Israeli police evicted Jewish settlers Wednesday from a house in this volatile West Bank city, heading off what they feared was an attempt
By Carla Rivera, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Santa Monica College officials said Wednesday a police officer was forced to release pepper spray to maintain safety after a large crowd of
By David G. Savage, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — A closely watched constitutional challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act went before a U.S. appeals court for the first time Wednesday, setting
By Kathleen Hennessey, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Bill-signing ceremonies are pretty rare events in these times of gridlock and congressional backlog; so are moments of bipartisan backslapping and handshaking. But both
By Matt Stevens, Maria L. La Ganga and Victoria Kim, Los Angeles Times – OAKLAND, Calif. — The alleged gunman accused of fatally shooting seven people at a small Oakland college was charged
By David Heinzmann, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — After weeks of disagreement, the city of Chicago and anti-war demonstrators have settled on an alternate route for a protest march on the first day
By Jason Garcia, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment had a banner year in 2011. Attendance and guest spending rose across its U.S. theme parks. Earnings set a
ISLAMABAD — At least six people were killed Wednesday when a roadside bomb struck a pickup in Pakistan’s restive northwest, an official said. The incident occurred in Jamrud town in the Khyber
By Paul West, Los Angeles Times – MARS, Pa. — The end of the Republican presidential contest was looming as Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum headed for campaign stops Wednesday in Pennsylvania. A
By Lutfi Sheriff Mohammed and Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times – MOGADISHU, Somalia — It was supposed to be a symbol of hope: The newly reopened National Theater was the most potent sign
By Robert Faturechi, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The tiny jail on Catalina Island is hardly Alcatraz. Just ask Frank Carrillo. The pro golfer turned jewel thief couldn’t believe his luck
By Brandon Bailey, San Jose Mercury News – SAN JOSE, Calif. — Yahoo Inc. announced Wednesday that it will cut 2,000 jobs as the struggling Sunnyvale, Calif., company attempts to focus on what
By Dawn C. Chmielewski, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Google Inc.’s YouTube has struck a movie-rental deal with a fifth major Hollywood studio, Paramount Pictures, adding 500 new titles to its
By Teddy Greenstein, Chicago Tribune – AUGUSTA, Ga. — Nick Faldo had won twice on the European Tour and finished seventh in the British Open when he debuted at the Masters in 1979.
By Michael A. Memoli, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Before he took his campaign for the Republican nomination to the next primary battleground in Pennsylvania, Mitt Romney used the same Washington stage
By Andrew Blankstein, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Investigators found a white, crystalline substance and spoon with residue in the Beverly Hills hotel room where Whitney Houston died in February, according
By Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — At some point in the third quarter Wednesday, when the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 20-point, first-half lead was all slipping away, someone inside Target Center
By Deborah L. Shelton and Julie Deardorff, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Should you get a cardiac stress test as part of your annual checkup? A chest X-ray before outpatient surgery? A CT
By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times – CARNEGIE, Pa. — Campaigning at a diner in his former congressional district the day after he lost three primaries, Rick Santorum brushed aside calls to bow
MASON CITY – If you have a child who will be 5 years of age on or before September 15, 2012, you can get him or her registered for kindergarten in Mason
By Aimal Yaqubi and Alex Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times – KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber attacked a group of NATO service members and Afghan security officials in northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing
MASON CITY – The City of Mason City Water Supply Division will be flushing water mains in the southeast quadrant of town, all areas east of Federal Avenue and south of Highway
From the Waterloo Police Department: On Monday, April 3, 2012, at approximately 11:15 AM, Waterloo Police were dispatched to 3309 Parkridge Road to check on the welfare of the woman who lives