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ROCK FALLS – Law enforcement is reporting a man drowned Saturday evening at a Rock Falls campground. According to the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office, on June 21st, 2014 at approximately 8:00
MASON CITY – Reports have surfaced that the NIACC wrestling team will be gaining a Hawkeye. Four-time state champ Jake Marlin from Creston-O/M is transferring from Iowa to NIACC, a top-ten ranked
MASON CITY – The usual suspects celebrated another “milestone” for Mason City Friday night after Wellmark came to town and helped the city unveil a plastic plaque that says the city is
MASON CITY – Things are looking up for the little coffee shop in the commons of the Mason City Public Library. The coffee shop, called Javaworks, has been operated by clients from
MASON CITY – A cattle owner dealt with a tense situation Thursday of this past week as heavy rains led to flooding of a pasture where his cows were grazing. Paul Harris,
MASON CITY – Taxpayers in Mason City are paying a whopping 167% more for pavement marking since 2009. In 2009, the city paid $74,569.35 to a company from Gilbert, Iowa to paint
MASON CITY – Cleanup is still underway from the recent storm that pummeled the North Iowa area. The storm caused plenty of damage – and angst – as it passed through early
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, along with eight Senate Democrats, introduced legislation to restore overtime protections for low-
WASHINGTON – Senators Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) last week released a draft bill to simplify the process of applying for and receiving federal financial aid to attend college, allow year-round use of
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) on Friday issued the following statement after the Obama Administration announced two administrative actions that will extend critical federal benefits to families headed by same-sex
WASHINGTON D.C.—Senate coauthors of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) today announced the Senate has reached agreement to consider the bill to improve the nation’s workforce development system and said it
MASON CITY – A Mason City man received a 2014 Governor’s Volunteer Award from Governor Terry E. Branstad during a special recognition ceremony this week in Cedar Falls. Stuart Vold received an Individual
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, with original co-sponsors Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, and Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, has filed legislation to temporarily halt further transfers or releases for detainees at Guantanamo
DES MOINES – On Friday, Governor Terry E. Branstad issued a proclamation of disaster emergency for 13 additional counties in response to this week’s ongoing storms: Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Franklin,
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Former Chairman of the Senate Finance
MASON CITY – The City of Mason City seeks a responsible individual to oversee the student crossing zones for Jefferson Elementary School. Responsible for stopping motor vehicle traffic and ensuring the safety
CEDAR RAPIDS – A career criminal has finally been sent to prison for the rest of his life. Randy Lee Patrie is now in the Fayette County Jail after being sentenced on