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MASON CITY – The sanitary sewer improvement project is progressing. Regarding the sanitary sewer improvement project at the intersection of 7th Street SE and South Delaware Avenue: Underground work has been completed and
MASON CITY – A campaign by the Iowa State Bar Association to defend all Iowa judges and justices who stand for retention in November is coming to Mason City Wednesday morning. According
Vanessa Miller, CR Gazette – Her words, “I saw many things a 15-year-old girl shouldn’t see,” provide an unconventionally-wise commentary on the true story of her experience as a victim of human
By Randy Covitz, The Kansas City Star – KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The NFL, a league that prides itself on image and integrity, has a firestorm on its hands. Instead of headlines heralding
By Frank Fitzpatrick, The Philadelphia Inquirer – The NFL’s carefully nurtured orderliness disintegrated into self-inflicted chaos Tuesday in the aftermath of a controversial decision by replacement referees that, on the final play of
By Farrukh Azeem – ISLAMABAD — A U.S. drone strike killed a senior al-Qaida figure and at least five other Islamist insurgents in northwestern Pakistan, an intelligence official said Tuesday. Abu Kasha
By Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — They’re calling it the swat heard ’round the world — and its echo is still reverberating. On Monday night, the school board in
By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times – NEW YORK — Mitt Romney said Tuesday that teachers unions should not be allowed to contribute to political campaigns, because their financial backing tips the negotiation
By Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — A bitter feud between Drew Peterson’s lawyers has prevented the defense team from working on a critical post-trial motion, lead attorney Joel Brodsky told
By Mel Frykberg, McClatchy Newspapers – CAIRO — The Libyan man who purportedly discovered former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi hiding in a drainage pipe in his hometown died Tuesday after Gadhafi’s supporters kidnapped
New York ~ Monday, September 24, 2012 Mr. President; your Excellencies. I am honored to represent the United States at this historic meeting on the rule of law – and I
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – Christie Vilsack, running against incumbent Congressman Steve King for the Fourth District seat in the House of Representatives, is in Mason City today. She met
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – The NIACC Performing Arts and Leadership Series presented Wynonna Judd and the Big Noise Friday night in the NIACC Auditorium. With the background curtain saying
Trish Mehaffey, CR Gazette – Police arrested a third man Monday in connection with last Thursday’s Guaranty Bank robbery. Cedar Rapids Police Sgt. Steve O’Konek said Christopher L. Lanehart, 24, of Clarence,
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Supervisors met Tuesday morning for their regular weekly meeting. A general road report was given by County Engineer Mary Kelly. Kelly
WASHINGTON – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement on Saturday, September 22nd about Congress’ failure to pass comprehensive, multi-year food, farm and jobs legislation before the current law expires on
The Justice Department announced today that it has moved to intervene in a class action lawsuit regarding conditions of confinement at the Orleans Parish Prison (OPP), a pre-trial and correctional facility in
By Paul Richter, Tribune Washington Bureau – UNITED NATIONS — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday that Israel is only a short-lived presence among the ancient civilizations of the Middle East and eventually
By Lesley Clark, McClatchy Newspapers – NEW YORK — President Barack Obama will use an address Tuesday at the United Nations to press back against Republican criticism that he’s mishandling the U.S. relationship
By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times – PUEBLO, Colo. — Mitt Romney assailed President Barack Obama for calling the unrest in the Middle East “bumps in the road,” saying Monday that the remarks
By Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times – LIMA, Ohio — Republican vice presidential hopeful Paul D. Ryan opened an Ohio campaign swing on Monday by hammering President Barack Obama over the Pentagon’s proposed
ROCKFORD—A Woodstock, Illinois man was sentenced today in federal court by U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard in Rockford to 136 months in prison for conducting a $7 million fraud scheme. Francis
ALBUQUERQUE—This morning a U.S. District Judge sentenced Jeremiah Jackson, 34, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to two terms of life imprisonment, to be served concurrently, for killing two women while attempting to avoid
By Robert Trussell, The Kansas City Star – KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Stop for a minute and think about the contrast between illusion and reality. Where does one stop and the other begin?
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times – HOUSTON — One of the most competitive congressional races in the country could be decided in Spanish. Candidates in Texas’ heavily Latino U.S. House District 23,
By Stacy St. Clair and Steve Schmadeke, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — The already divided Drew Peterson defense team has become even more fractured. One attorney has quit the case and another has
By Lisa Mascaro, Tribune Washington Bureau – KIRKWOOD, Mo. — Newt Gingrich predicted national Republicans would begin funding Todd Akin’s Senate campaign again by October, saying that doing so was a “moral obligation.”
By James Asher And Jonathan S. Landay, McClatchy Newspapers – NEW YORK — On what is expected to be his last visit to the United States as president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on
By Andrew Blankstein, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles judge Monday had advice for singer Chris Brown after revealing that the singer had tested positive for marijuana use while
By Paul Richter, Tribune Washington Bureau – UNITED NATIONS — The annual U.N. General Assembly meeting, which is intended to celebrate the world’s common values, this year is exposing instead the gulf between
ROCHESTER, NY—U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Thomas Mehegan, 61, of Elmira, New York, pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of child pornography before U.S. District Court Judge
WASHINGTON – A bill that will require federal agencies to put new controls on government charge cards and enforce more stringent penalties for violations by federal employees is on its way to
By Edmund Sanders, Los Angeles Times – JERUSALEM — Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was sentenced Monday to a suspended one-year jail term and a $20,000 fine in the high-profile corruption case
By Matea Gold, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — One of the big challenges Mitt Romney faced after effectively clinching the GOP presidential nomination in late April was ramping up his campaign to
By Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The Curiosity rover has reached out and made personal contact with a Martian rock. Last week, the Mars rover team decided to inch
By Christie D’Zurilla, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — In 2011, Arnold Schwarzenegger blew up his marriage to Maria Shriver when he admitted fathering a child with their housekeeper. Now he’s admitting
The United States Attorney’s Office announced that during a federal court session in Helena on September 20, 2012, before Senior U.S. District Judge Charles C. Lovell, SHAWN PATRICK ELLIFRITT, a 41-year-old resident
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – RURAL CERRO GORDO COUNTY – Early Friday morning, September 21st, at around 5:30 AM, Fertile Fire and Rescue and Hanlontown Fire Department were dispatched to
By Angela Hill, The Oakland Tribune – OAKLAND, Calilf. — All the makeup tricks and trips to the gym couldn’t make June feel attractive again, so the petite, 45-year-old redhead made the decision