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MASON CITY – MASON CITY – NIACC golf coach Chris Frenz has signed seven players for his men’s team and five players for his women’s team for the 2015 season. Signing letters
CITY OF MASON CITY Publication Report, 6/19/2014 Payee Description Amount ——————————– ———— A & D TECHNICAL SUPPLY CO OTHER IMPROVEMENTS 2,350.00 ADAMS SHARPENING M/E SUPPLIES 12.00 ALL STAR PEST CONTROL SUPPLIES &
MASON CITY – In a clear sign of the economic vitality in Mason City, a used car lot has left North Monroe Avenue, to be replaced with – a liquor store. City
DES MOINES, IA – Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield announced today that it has determined the 2015 requested rates it will file with the Iowa Insurance Division (IID). If approved, the vast
DES MOINES – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 4.4 percent in May from an April rate of 4.3 percent. The state’s jobless rate stood at 4.8 percent one year ago.
DES MOINES – The director of a liberal Iowa political group says Governor Terry Branstad is misleading Iowans on job numbers, one of his key re-election points in 2010. According to Matt
WEST UNION, IA – A highly intoxicated man was discovered lying face-down on an Iowa highway in recent days, and rescued by police before being taken to jail. On June 14, 2014
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new poll shows that Americans who have been out of work for a year or more are much more likely to be obese than those unemployed for a
Special Briefing Senior Administration Official Via Teleconference Washington, DC June 20, 2014 MODERATOR: Thanks very much. So thanks to everybody for joining us, and we have with us today a senior Administration
MASON CITY – A Mason City apartment complex was evacuated early Thursday afternoon as flooding worsens. Management at the Autumn Park Apartments, located at 710 S. Pierce Avenue, announced that the residents
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A federal jury has found a Lexington man guilty of receiving and possessing thousands of child pornography images. The guilty verdict resulted from an investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration
2014 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC June 20, 2014 The Department of State joins the world in celebrating LGBT Pride
WASHINGTON – The OPCW released a preliminary report on June 16 to States Parties which found that the evidence supports the conclusion that “toxic chemicals, most likely pulmonary irritating agents such as
MASON CITY – A warrant was issued for a Mason City woman’s arrest Wednesday, and police quickly went to her home and took her to jail. Casondra Kay Carolina Wilmarth, age 21,
CEDAR RAPIDS – A woman who defrauded two insurance companies out of more than $170,000 in sales commissions was sentenced today to more than three years in federal prison. Melissa Ilene Williams,
MASON CITY – Doug Nelson received enough votes Wednesday night at a Special Nominating Convention to select a candidate for Cerro Gordo County Supervisor District 2. The meeting was held in the
NEWARK, N.J. — A Ukrainian man who founded and ran an international, hardcore child sexual abuse website was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison Tuesday for running a child exploitation enterprise
WASHINGTON — More than 550 victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation have been identified by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents in the first eight
LAKE CITY, IOWA – On Thursday, June 19, 2014, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation Agents, along with an Iowa State Patrol Tactical Team, and Carroll County Sheriff’s Deputies, executed a search and
By Nick Simeone, American Forces Press Service – WASHINGTON, June 19, 2014 – President Barack Obama today announced plans to send up to 300 military advisers to Iraq to help the government
DES MOINES – Iowans who signed up for health care coverage through the Iowa marketplace are receiving notices that their insurance premiums will be going up substantially. According to reports, the two
CHARLES CITY – A 77-year-old man was cited by police after striking a hospital with his pickup truck. According to Charles City police, Gilbert Gerleman of Charles City was driving his 1993
SWALEDALE – A Clear Lake man was stopped for drunk driving on June 14th. The Iowa State Patrol was assisted by Cerro Gordo county deputies on the morning of June 14th with
MASON CITY – A Charles City man wanted on several serious charges was apprehended by police in Mason City in recent days. On June 14th at about 9:07 PM, Mason City police
DES MOINES – State Representative Sharon Steckman of Mason City today reminded Iowans about several new laws that will hit the books on July 1, the start of the state’s new fiscal
NEWTON – At approximately 12:36 PM today, during a major thunderstorm, the Correctional Release Center at the Newton Correctional Facility experienced significant water damage to Living Unit – Dorm #4. This unit
MASON CITY – High school baseball games scheduled to be played today in Mason City have been postponed. Mason City High School Athletic Director Bob Kenney said today’s Varsity and Sophomore games
MASON CITY – A local teen was reported missing to police. Sierra Conley was reported missing to the Mason City Police Department on Jun 18, 2014. Name: Sierra A Conley Age At
CLEAR LAKE – Much of North Iowa is under a flash flood warning at this time. Heavy rains over the past several days have caused river levels to rise, and standing water
AMES – A man tubing with a group of friends in Ames went missing when he became separated from his intertube, and a search is underway at this time to locate him.
American Forces Press Service – WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama presented the nation’s highest award for battlefield gallantry to retired Marine Corps Cpl. William “Kyle” Carpenter in a White House ceremony on
MINNEAPOLIS — A suburban Minneapolis man was convicted in federal court Monday on numerous counts for smuggling guns to Nigeria and lying on required federal firearms purchase records. This conviction is the
FOREST CITY – Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WGO), a leading United States (U.S.) recreation vehicle manufacturer, has announced that Robert J. Olson, Director, has notified the Board of Directors that he will
WASHINGTON – After months of advocacy aimed at resolving hundreds of stalled adoptions from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United States, Rep. Bruce Braley (IA-01) today sent a letter
CEDAR RAPIDS – An Iowa man who possessed child pornography was sentenced today to over twelve years in federal prison. Robert Baumhover, age 48, of Dubuque, Iowa, received the sentence after a
MASON CITY – A wanted Clear Lake couple turned themselves in to the Cerro Gordo County Jail Tuesday night. Alexis Jade Veal, age 20, and Aaron Michael Pankratz, age 22, were wanted
GARNER – A Britt man is going to prison for up to ten years after he pled guilty to a number of charges related to indecent contact with a child. Andrew Liska,
WASHINGTON – Ahmed Abu Khatallah, aka Ahmed Mukatalah, a Libyan national approximately 43 years of age, has been charged for his alleged participation in the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S.
DES MOINES – State Sen. Joni Ernst, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senator in Iowa, trails U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, the Democrat, 44 – 40 percent, as an unusual gender gap shows
MASON CITY – The city notified the public today that rate hikes associated with water and sanitation services will take affect July 1. Effective with the July 1, 2014 sanitation billing, $10.05