More on Saturday’s Band Fest parade
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – Saturday was a wonderful day for the 2012 Band Festival Parade in Mason City. Crowds of people everywhere. The full stretch of
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by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – Saturday was a wonderful day for the 2012 Band Festival Parade in Mason City. Crowds of people everywhere. The full stretch of
By Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune – PITTSBURGH — The Chicago Cubs keep finding new and inventive ways to prolong their prolific losing streak, as the ending of Saturday night’s 3-2 loss to
By Joseph Goodman, McClatchy Newspapers – Bring on Boston. The Heat will rekindle its long-running rivalry with the Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals on Monday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. Boston defeated
By Joe Strauss, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — The legend of Kyle Kendrick grew Saturday night at the Cardinals’ expense. A pledge to the Bud Norris Cardinals Killer club, the
By Bob Cooney, Philadelphia Daily News – BOSTON — Oh, what could have been. Throughout the seven-game series between the 76ers and Boston Celtics, offensive efficiency was scarce and scoring was almost
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times – Junior Dos Santos defended his Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight belt for the first time Saturday, overwhelming older former champion Frank Mir with punching power and
By Kim Geiger, Tribune Washington Bureau – Vice President Joe Biden praised the 972 Army cadets who graduated from West Point on Saturday for their decision to join the military, “knowing full
By Jenny Deam and Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times – AURORA, Colo. — On May 2, D’Avonte Meadows, a 6-year-old with an infectious grin and rambunctious streak, was suspended for three days
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – If you were planning on going to the Harley Davidson Hog Roast in Mason City after the Band Festival Parade and took your time getting
WASHINGTON – An Atwater, Calif., woman was charged today in a one-count indictment filed in the Eastern District of California for impersonation of an officer or an employee of the United States,
By La Velle E. Neal III, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Josh Willingham has struck out in 10 of his past 18 plate appearances. Ron Gardenhire isn’t worried. Twins hitters struck
By Brian Bennett, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — In an aggressive effort to boost deportations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has begun to increase by nearly 25 percent the number of
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery asked for volunteers to help set up a flag display for the Memorial Day program to be held Monday at 9:15 AM.
There are two things to discuss today; (1) The possible destruction of eleven families to appease Mr. Budweiser and his baby sitter Brent. (2) We can all take a large collective sigh
AUSTIN, Texas – Iowa State high jumper Cameron Ostrowski became the Cyclones’ eighth qualifier for the final rounds of the NCAA Championships Saturday night at Mike A. Myers Track. Iowa State finished
AMES, Iowa – May 25, 2012 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Thursday, June 7, to discuss the proposed interchange alternatives at Floyd and improvements for
WASHINGTON – A federal judge in Washington has ruled that automobile dealers who engage in certain three-party financing transactions must disclose certain information to consumers who take out car loans if they
By Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The New Orleans Times-Picayune will move to a three-day-a-week print schedule in the fall, becoming the largest metropolitan newspaper to cut back paper
By Yasuaki Kobayashi and Yasushi Kouchi, The Yomiuri Shimbun – TOKYO — Sales of luxury vehicles to the affluent buyers have been booming in China, the biggest automobile market in the world, while
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON—Despite Europe’s economic troubles, American consumers are feeling better about the economy than at any time since the start of the Great Recession. Consumer confidence surged
MASON CITY – The Charles H. MacNider Museum is pleased to announce the date and theme for its annual MacNider Arts Festival. This year festival goers will have an eco-friendly experience with
By Gail MarksJarvis, Chicago Tribune – Americans have been successful at getting some of their debts off their backs, but many still have a long way to go. Low- and middle-income people are
By Jon Bream, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — LMFAO are silly, and they know it. They’re also smart and resourceful. In the past year, the Los Angeles electro-pop duo has catapulted from
North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) Community Education and the Osage Chamber of Commerce are planning a unique day on Saturday, June 9. Destination Osage will provide participants with an opportunity to
By Rene Rodriguez, McClatchy Newspapers – THE INTOUCHABLES (R): Acclaimed drama from Belgium centers on the relationship between a quadriplegic (François Cluzet) and the young man (Omar Sy) he hires as his caretaker.
By Kate Thomas – JOHANNESBURG — South Africa and Australia will share the location for the world’s largest and most powerful radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array scientific consortium said on Friday.
Torsten Ove, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – A suspended Catholic priest will spend at least five years in federal prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to possessing and receiving thousands of child porn images on his
Mike Harrington, The Buffalo News, N.Y. – (Through Thursday night’s games, last week in parentheses) 1 Los Angeles Dodgers. Great SI cover shot with Kemp and Magic. (1) 2 Baltimore Orioles. Jones’
By Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — A California woman has brought a class-action suit against Procter & Gamble Co., accusing its Olay Regenerist line of anti-aging products of false
By Nicole Goodrich, Medill News Service – WASHINGTON — Hispanic voters are a crucial constituency in the presidential election, but reaching young Hispanics will require new tactics — and some experts say
By Rick Bentley, McClatchy Newspapers – Other than the setting, there’s little about “Chernobyl Diaries” to distinguish it from all of the other horror films where a group of good-looking people find themselves
By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Every day, about 3,800 American kids try a cigarette for the first time. A thousand of them will grow up to have a
From City hall: City offices will be closed on Monday, May 28, in observance of Memorial Day. City transit buses will not be operating on that day. The make-up day for garbage