WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 31, 2013) — Mortgage applications decreased 3.7 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending…
Day: July 31, 2013
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 7/31/2013
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:04 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: I know you all welcomed her back on Monday when I wasn’t here, but it is great to have Jamie Smith…
Federal Reserve to keep policies unchanged
WASHINGTON – Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in June suggests that economic activity expanded at a modest pace during the first half of the year. Labor market conditions…
Central Lyon wins Varsity A division at NIACC team camp
MASON CITY – Central Lyon topped New Hampton 47-33 to win the championship of the Varsity A division at the NIACC Trojans boys basketball team camp Wednesday. Central Lyon topped Forest City…
NIACC’s Mohamed signs with Wisconsin-Parkside
MASON CITY – NIACC sophomore basketball player Mohamed Mohamed signed a national letter of intent with University of Wisconsin-Parkside, a NCAA Division II school in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Wisconsin-Parkside was…
More upgrades being completed now at Georgia Hanford Park (PHOTOS & VIDEO)
MASON CITY – Upgrades at a Mason City park are underway at this time. Wednesday afternoon, NorthIowaToday.com met with volunteer Chris Watts who explained how the Georgia Hanford Foundation continues to work…
Grassley talks tax code reform
Question and answer with Senator Charles Grassley on reforming the federal tax code: Q: Why do you insist that tax reform remain “revenue neutral” as Congress begins work on rewriting the federal…
FACT SHEET: A Better Bargain for the Middle Class: Jobs
From the White House: One of the cornerstones of the President’s plan to create a better bargain for the middle class is to ensure that every American who is willing to work…
Harkin, Grassley help re-introduce anti-age discrimination legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Iowa Senators Tom Harkin and Chuck Grassley joined with Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) in reintroducing legislation that addresses the Supreme Court’s decision in Gross v. FBL Financial and ensures…
Mason City to Join Cities Nationwide for the 30th Annual ‘America’s Night Out Against Crime’
MASON CITY – Tuesday, August 6, 2013, marks the 30th Anniversary for the Annual National Night Out crime and drug prevention event. This is a night for America to stand together to…
Former sheriff’s deputy charged with sexual abuse
Rock Rapids, IOWA — On Tuesday, July 30th, 2013, 35 year old Christopher Wayne Lincecum was arrested and charged with Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree (Class C Felony). In late June,…
Lakes are among Iowa’s most valuable natural resources
The busiest place in Iowa on July 4 is likely the two lane section of Hwy. 71 between East and West Okoboji lakes, choked with cars, when the population of Dickinson County…
NIACC announces new partnership created to help prepare skilled workforce
MASON CITY – Iowa Business Growth (IBG) and North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) have created a new partnership to help educate and train people to become the skilled workers needed by…
Aryan Brotherhood gang member sent to prison
HOUSTON – A member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang (ABT) pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges related to his membership in the ABT‘s criminal enterprise, announced United States Attorney Kenneth…
Iowa sex offender sent to prison
CEDAR RAPIDS – A sex offender who failed to register with authorities was sentenced Tuesday to over three years in federal prison. Dana Curry, 41, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term…
Law enforcement requests public help in search for suspect
MONONA, IOWA – Several arrest warrants have been issued for Troy Alan Laufenberg of Monona, Iowa. Laufenberg’s whereabouts however are unknown at this time. If you can assist officers in locating Laufenberg,…
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Pay $490.9 Million for Marketing the Prescription Drug Rapamune for Unapproved Uses
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc., a pharmaceutical company acquired by Pfizer, Inc. in 2009, has agreed to pay $490.9 million to resolve its criminal and civil liability arising from the unlawful marketing of the…
Op-ed: What is the cost of bullying and hate? (by Quinn Symonds)
What is the cost of bullying and hate? The simplest answer could be, everything. It is widely known that many children and young adults have ended their lives based on things said…