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IOWA CITY – Iowa’s Mackenzie Meyer scored 6 points and helped lead Iowa to victory over Nebraska Saturday afternoon. Meyer, a former Mason City Mohawk, scored 6 points and chipped…
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA – The state of Minnesota has completed its 2016 review of gun permit to carry laws in other states and has posted its reciprocity approval. ** Permits…
ALBERT LEA, MINNESOTA – A Sheffield man was jailed in an Albert Lea prostitution sting. According to a report in the Albert Lea Tribune, 64-year-old Randall Richard Grilz of Sheffield,…
DES MOINES – Gov. Branstad this week named State Rep. Linda Miller the Director of the Iowa Department on Aging. Miller’s appointment comes after the resignation of Donna Harvey. Miller…
MASON CITY – CENT Credit Union is formally announcing the purchase and renovation of two vacant buildings in Mason City for use as CENT locations: The CENTer: CENT has purchased…
RURAL CERRO GORDO COUNTY – A suspected driver under the influence crashed his car outside Mason City which then burst into flames before he was arrested. At 11:19 PM on…
FAYETTE, IOWA – A man who molested a young child and refused to comply with the Iowa’s sex offender registry was caught by police and taken to jail. On December…
MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health was recently awarded a $4,254 grant from The Wellmark Foundation to fund their Edible Landscapes project. Grants were awarded…
EVANSTON, Illinois – The Iowa State wrestling team (1-4, 1-3 Big 12) capped off the Midlands Championships with three medal winners. Redshirt senior Earl Hall (fourth), freshman Kanen Storr (fifth)…
EVANSTON, Illinois – The University of Iowa wrestling team won three individual titles and scored a team total of 150.5 points to win the 54th annual Midlands Championships on Friday…
RURAL CERRO GORDO COUNTY – A Rockwell man has been arrested and charged for a third time for drunk driving. A Cerro Gordo county deputy stopped a vehicle driven by…
NEW YORK – A United Nations human rights expert on freedom of religion or belief has welcomed the United States’ legislative amendments aimed at protecting non-believers and atheists. “This is…
BOYDEN, IOWA – A retiring state representative unleashed a scathing letter this week, criticizing Mason City Mayor Eric Bookmeyer and other current and former city officials for stonewalling his attempts…
As a merchant who buys and sells continually throughout the entirety of the year I pay special attention to the biggest commercial market of the year. Let me say this:…
NEW YORK – Two United Nations human rights experts welcomed a decision by the United States to dismantle a national registry program targeting people visiting from countries that are home…
By Senator Joni Ernst, guest columnist Iowans proudly lead the nation in the production of many agricultural commodities – corn, soybeans, eggs, pork, ethanol and biodiesel. In fact, one in…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Department of Homeland Security released the following statement today, accusing the Russian government of a malicious cyber activity here and abroad the attempts to…
EVANSTON, Ill – University of Iowa head wrestling coach Tom Brands and associate head coach Terry Brands will be inducted into the Midlands Hall of Fame on Friday. The Brands…
WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA – On Monday, December 26, 2016, a deceased male was located in a field southwest of Fort Dodge, Iowa. The body was transported to the Iowa Office…
WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA – Iowa lost to 15th-ranked Purdue 89-67, Wednesday night in a Big Ten Conference game. Sophomore Brady Ellingson scored 11 points, bolstered by going 3-of-3 from 3-point…
DODGE COUNTY, WISCONSIN – A man who completed a daring escape from a major Iowa prison last year was found dead in a Wisconsin jail cell. On December 21, 2016…
MASON CITY – Citizens concerned about the viability of a $13 million plan to build an arena in Southbridge Mall and then spend millions to lease it back from the…
ROCKWELL, IOWA – Three people are in trouble after the Cerro Gordo sheriff’s office investigated car burglaries at a Rockwell nursing home. On November 28, 2016 at about 9:00 AM,…
MASON CITY – A Sheffield woman who couldn’t control her car this summer as she drove drunk was busted for public intox in Mason City Wednesday afternoon. Terri Ann Ballhagen,…
ALGONA – A recent trip to the grocery store ended up being lucky for a North Iowa woman. Shari Beenken of Titonka said she stopped in late October at Hy-Vee,…
CHARLES CITY – An Iowa man is behind bars after an incident in which an infant suffered injuries. Reportedly, 18-year-old Nathan Jacobson of Boone, Iowa was in Charles City this…
MASON CITY – A man with a possible meth problem was busted by Mason City police at a local hotel with meth ready to be delivered, and then nailed at…
MASON CITY – A Mason City man argued over a debt and allegedly assaulted a person, leading to his arrest and a hospital visit for his victim. On December 14,…
MASON CITY – This morning the Mason City Police Department took a missing person report on Angel Marie Herman who is 15 years old. Angel was last seen on December…
OSAGE – A Charles City woman has won a $10,000 lottery prize. Mary Jane Jestre claimed the fifth of 33 prizes of $10,000 available in the lottery’s “$100,000 Mega Crossword”…
To the Editor: I started the Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health’s Diabetes Prevention Class in January 2016. I have struggled with being overweight for most of my life,…
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman convicted twice this year of drunk driving – once with children in the car – and later showed up drunk to court is…
JOICE, IOWA – A northern Iowa man was one number away from winning last Saturday’s Hot Lotto jackpot and ended up winning $30,000. Michael Duval of Joice matched the first…
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