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DES MOINES – The Des Moines Register reported today that during an editorial board meeting with out-going Iowa Senator Tom Harkin, he told them that a “southern senator” had referred to President
MASON CITY – The Mason City council on Tuesday evening approved bids for several repair projects to the Fire Station on 4th Street SW. The council approved a bid from Dave Adams
By: Jil Price – Editor’s Note: The following first appeared in the University of Iowa’s Hawk Talk Daily, an e-newsletter that offers a daily look at the Iowa Hawkeyes, delivered free each
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State has once again been tabbed among the Big 12 elite as for the third consecutive season the Cyclones have been picked to finish second in the Big
MASON CITY – Fourth Ward City Council candidate Matt Marquardt today thanked the Globe Gazette for what he called “fair” coverage of his campaign announcement. “I thought that Mr. John Skipper asked
MASON CITY – A source Wednesday morning indicated that the Globe Gazette is making phone calls to business owners that are participating in the Micro-Enterprise program. To date, only a handful of
A recent study shows that Mexican immigrants protected American workers from job losses during the “Great Recession” by returning to Mexico. According to the study, the recession that began in December 2007
MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Conservation Board and Lime Creek Nature Center are holding a canoe float on the Winnebago River on Saturday, August 24 from 1 – 4 p.m.
MASON CITY – Mason City police responded to the Family Dollar store Sunday after a report of two juveniles hitting golf balls at the building and nearby vehicles. Mason City police said
DES MOINES – Governor Terry Branstad will deliver a featured address this week at the 40th annual meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). However, his speech to the controversial organization
DES MOINES – A construction worker was seriously injured Monday in an accident on Interstate 80. According to a report, a construction vehicle – a 1994 John Deere 595D Excavator – was
ONALASKA, Wis. – Onalaska Adventure Sweepstakes Winners Announced – The Onalaska Tourism Commission has selected the three grand prize winners in the Onalaska Adventure Sweepstakes, including a woman from North Iowa. Sergei
NEW YORK – United National officials this week met with a group of South American foreign ministers who voiced their concern to the United Nations chief about reported large-scale surveillance programmes. Mr.
NEW YORK – The United Nations has greatly improved the security provided to staff serving in the field despite ongoing dangers and risks in dozens of countries, the acting UN security chief
CEDAR RAPIDS – A marijuana user who unlawfully possessed two guns pled guilty Tuesday in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Eric Lavell Johnson, age 28, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was convicted of
DES MOINES – Floppy is going to the Iowa State Fair. The Governor’s Office and the State Historical Museum of Iowa today announced that Floppy, a beagle puppet from the locally produced
DES MOINES – The Iowa State Fair is one of Iowa’s most iconic and long-standing traditions. As hundreds of thousands of visitors step onto the fairgrounds, they’ll be greeted by familiar sights
By Mark Miller of Mason City, Publisher of FitnessDigest.us – April has been a busy month. Volume 5.1 is going out to free back-issue subscribers just as we are putting the final touches on
NEW YORK – The United Nations Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the recent suicide attack near the Indian consulate in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad which killed and injured civilians,
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry E. Branstad on Tuesday named Dr. Brad Buck, 44, to be the next Iowa Department of Education director, calling him a visionary leader with the right skills
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who downloaded and possessed child pornography pled guilty on August 1, 2013, in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Brian Lynch, age 47, from Cedar Rapids, was convicted
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker commended U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown and Roy Blunt and U.S. Representatives Joe Kennedy and Tom Reed for introducing the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation
MASON CITY – A Mason City man was cited for a traffic violation Sunday after a minor traffic accident on the city’s south west side. At approximately 1:30 pm Sunday afternoon, the