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DES MOINES – State Representative Sharon Steckman of Mason City has joined the Iowa Jobs for American Graduates Board (iJAG). “The iJAG Board of Directors and I are very pleased that Rep.
WAUCOMA, IA – An apparent drug drug-selling operation was shut down by police Monday in a tiny northeast Iowa town. On February 24th, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office executed a search at
DES MOINES – Iowa gubernatorial candidate Jack Hatch fired a salvo across the bow of the Terry Branstad campaign Tuesday, pointing to a poll released Tuesday that said Branstad “continues to have
MASON CITY – Numerous reports of layoffs at Assa Abloy plants in Mason City have come to the NIT newsroom. According to a source, last week “at Curries they let 14 near-retirement people
NIT – A bill under consideration in Arizona would allow business owners with certain religious beliefs not to do business with gays. Arizona’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act has been on the books
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today submitted comments to the IRS regarding recently proposed rules that would stifle the free speech of 501(c)(4) political organizations and suggested alternative action
By Claudette Roulo, American Forces Press Service – WASHINGTON – Acting Deputy Defense Secretary Christine H. Fox took to the podium today at the 2015 Defense Programs Conference here to explain the strategic
NEW YORK – As the conflict that has inflicted unimaginable suffering on the Syrian people prepares to enter its fourth year, United Nations officials today stressed the need for a political solution
MASON CITY – A woman accused of stealing from Prairie Ridge Addiction Center will wait longer for her trial. Tracy Hassman, age 42 was stand trial on a charge of felony first
By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service – WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2014 – The Defense Department can no longer put off slowing the growth of military personnel costs, and the fiscal year
MASON CITY – The Charles H. MacNider Art Museum’s 2014 winter film series, Films in February, Movies in March (Some in January, Too), continues on Saturday, February 22 at 2 p.m. with
WASHINGTON – On February 26th, the President will speak at the historic Union Depot train station in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where he will launch a competition for $600 million in competitive transportation
TRIPOLI – The United Nations in Libya said ongoing violence there is a violation of human dignity and urged authorities to end instability in the country which runs counter to the values
NEW YORK – The Middle East peace process is nearing a defining moment, the top United Nations political chief today told the Security Council today urging Governments to back the peace agenda
NORA SPRINGS – A Nora Springs man who faced eight charges of sexual abuse of a minor has pleaded guilty to at least one of the charges Monday in Floyd County District