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MASON CITY – All residents of Cerro Gordo County, high school age and over, and any student registered at NIACC (North Iowa Area Community College) for the spring or summer semesters of
MASON CITY – North Iowa Area Community College is pleased to announce that 669 individuals have been named to the 2014 Fall Term Dean’s List and President’s List. These students represent 96
ALBUQUERQUE – Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez for the District of New Mexico, Assistant Director Randall C. Coleman of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today appointed Jerry Bartruff as acting director of the Iowa Department of Corrections (DOC). Bartruff’s appointment comes as long-time DOC director John Baldwin retires today,
CEDAR RAPIDS – Two men who conspired to distribute methamphetamine were each sentenced January 26, 2015, to more than 11 years in federal prison after North Iowa after the North Central Iowa
MASON CITY – A slippery road contributed to an accident that sent a Mason City man to the hospital. According to Sheriff Kevin Pals, on January 29, 2015 at 5:04 AM, deputies
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced that two Iowa high school seniors have the opportunity to receive full scholarships to attend the National Youth Science
MASON CITY – The NIACC women’s basketball team moved up a spot to eighth in this week’s NJCAA Division II poll. The Lady Trojans (15-4 overall, 4-1 in the ICCAC) topped Iowa
MASON CITY – A woman who was arrested after police executed a search warrant at her Mason City house and found drugs has pleaded guilty and serving a jail sentence. Police went
WASHINGTON – The number of children receiving food stamps remains higher than it was before the start of the Great Recession in 2007, according to data released Wednesday from the U.S. Census
WASHINGTON – Statement from U.S. Central Command on the Tactical Situation in Kobani, Syria: U.S. Central Command confirms that anti-ISIL forces now control approximately 90 percent of the city of Kobani. U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve King released the following statement after introducing the National Right to Work Act, in the 114th Congress. The bill would repeal the provisions in federal law that
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who used a knife to kill another man on the Meskwaki Nation Settlement pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Jonathan Youngbear, 21, from the
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman caught in Clear Lake with methamphetamine is serving a jail sentence after a guilty plea. Tina Marie Merriss, age 50, was arrested by Clear Lake
DES MOINES – After Iowans packed a statehouse public hearing last night to support school funding next year, State Representative Sharon Steckman of Mason City voted for a 6% increase in basic
COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IOWA – An Iowa man remains jailed after his infant daughter suffered severe head trauma, and authorities now say the baby girl has died in an Iowa City hospital. On
MASON CITY – Lime Creek’s Winter Festival has been cancelled due to a lack of snow. The Lime Creek Nature Center’s Winter Festival scheduled for this Saturday, January 31 from 1-4 PM
MASON CITY – Iowa law enforcement caught up with a wanted man who was caught burglarizing a Mason City business last year. Hussein Jammal Muwonge, age 27, was charged with felony C
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man whose attempt at cooking methamphetamine resulted in a fire that damaged several mobile homes in an Iowa town pled guilty on January 27, 2015, in federal court
MASON CITY – The NIACC Board of Directors will meet on February 4, 2015 for a special meeting to select the bid for work to construct a health sciences simulation lab. According
CEDAR RAPIDS – An illegl alien who illegally reentered the United States after being deported and was later arrested after a domestic abuse incident was sentenced today to two years in federal
CRESTON, IOWA – An Iowa woman reached a little too far into the cookie jar and is accused of first degree felony theft from a Ford dealership. In October 2014, the Creston
DES MOINES – Progress Iowa released a new research report today, entitled ALEC Watch. The report provides research about the background of the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, and details the
MASON CITY -A winter program just for kids is being offered at Lime Creek, and registration is required for this free event. A “KinderNature: Winter Fun” program will be held at Lime
DES MOINES – Two key state senators are working on legislation to fight Iowa’s biggest crime spree: the $600 million in wages stolen from Iowa workers each year. “Iowa’s wage theft laws
SIOUX CITY – A former postal services employee who stole mail pled guilty January 23, 2015, in federal court in Sioux City. Danny D. Miller, 55, from Ventura, Iowa, was convicted of
OSCEOLA, IOWA – The Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner has identified the two victims of the double homicide in Osceola. They are: Erick Reyna, 22, of Osceola, Iowa, and Noe
MASON CITY – NIACC’s Logan Anderson and Braxton Williams both earned ICCAC player of the week honors this week. Anderson, a freshman from Clear Lake, was the women’s player of the week
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Public Safety’s State Fire Marshal Division received an Assistance to Firefighters Grant for $250,000. With this grant, the State Fire Marshal Division was able to
DES MOINES – The Office of Iowa Gov. Terry E. Branstad today announced that the governor has been released from Iowa Methodist Medical Center after being admitted out of an abundance of
MASON CITY – With the recent news of confirmed cases of measles in the United States, health officials with the Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health are encouraging all adults to
AMES, Iowa – No. 15 Iowa State (15-4, 5-2 Big 12) survived a late rally from No. 19 Texas (14-6, 3-4 Big 12) in its 89-86 win Monday night in Hilton Coliseum.
MANCHESTER, IOWA – Two men from North Carolina face several charges each after a small Iowa town police department conducted a months-long investigation into the theft of $100 in coins from a
MASON CITY – The following options are being considered for rates and service for the Sanitation Pick Up in the City of Mason City. There are four options that are being considered. Each option
CEDAR RAPIDS – An Iowa man who attempted to manufacture methamphetamine near a school was sentenced this month to 14 years in federal prison. Zackery Smock, 37, from Anamosa, received the prison
Information from the NIACC Athletic Department, January 26, 2015 Women’s basketball What’s next: The No. 9 NIACC women’s basketball team (15-4 overall, 4-1 in ICCAC) returns to action Wednesday at Southwestern (2-16,
MASON CITY – John and Mary Pappajohn gave a $50,000 gift to the NIACC Foundation in honor of NIACC Vice President Jamie Zanios upon his retirement. Zanios retired from his position as
DES MOINES – The Office of Gov. Terry E. Branstad this evening released more information regarding Gov. Terry E. Branstad’s condition after he fell ill at an event at DuPont Pioneer. At
DES MOINES – The American Legion is hosting its National Credentialing Summit in Washington at the Mayflower Hotel on Feb. 17-18. The invitation-only event will bring together more than 200 key executives,
PARSIPPANY, NJ – For the first time in nearly a decade, Post Foods, LLC is bringing Strawberry Honeycomb cereal back to the breakfast table. First introduced in 1983, Limited Edition Strawberry Honeycomb