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EMMETSBURG, IOWA – A Northern Iowa man is accused of dealing meth, police say. On Sunday, April 1, 2018, at approximately 10:00 PM, the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office arrested 38-year-old Christopher
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a decades-long politician, farmer, and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today issued the following statement regarding China’s second wave of tariffs targeting U.S.
MANCHESTER, IOWA – An Iowa man beat his female victim twice before police could catch up to him in a second-story apartment, leading him to leap from a window before he was
Todd Idler, 43, of Ionia, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at his home with his loving family by his side. A funeral service for Todd Idler will be held at 10:30
AYRSHIRE, IOWA – Two men were tracked down by law enforcement after a bar fight in a tiny Northern Iowa town. On Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018, at 8:43 PM, the Palo Alto
MASON CITY – A convicted sex offender with a long criminal record in Minnesota was caught in Mason City on warrants for domestic assault. Robert Lee Bolden, age 35, had been wanted
MENLO PARK, CA – Facebook’s CEO announced Tuesday the removal of hundreds of Russian-linked pages he says manipulate Americans and interfere with elections. According to a statement from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg:
MASON CITY – Daisy Simms has stepped down as the NIACC women’s soccer coach. Simms, who was promoted to head coach in December after spending the 2017 season as an assistant, will
By: Kara Ruge, Marketing & Public Information Officer It’s National Public Health Week! By definition, Public Health is the science of protecting and improving the health of families and communities through promotion
MASON CITY – Job seekers will find many opportunities at the North Iowa Job and Career Fair, set to be held Wednesday, April 4 at NIACC. The event is hosted by North
MASON CITY – Mason City voters on Tuesday extended two taxes on property owners for 10 years to support school district. Voters approved both taxes on the ballot overwhelmingly by no less
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds signed House File 2458, the Future Ready Iowa Act, on Tuesday at the Future Ready Iowa Summit in Des Moines. Future Ready Iowa is the governor’s plan to
MASON CITY – NIACC freshman designated hitter/first baseman Kamrin Arons was selected as the ICCAC baseball player of the week for the week of March 26-April 2. Arons, who is from Bettendorf,
DES MOINES – A leading Iowa lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) organization is celebrating 9 years of marriage equality. Nine years ago today on April 3, 2009, the Iowa Supreme
CLEAR LAKE – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources annual spring spotlight survey is underway with Wildlife and Law Enforcement staff conducting nighttime counts of all forbearing animals and white-tailed deer, the
CHARLES CITY — A Charles City woman arrested this year after police charged her with theft from a bank she worked at is set to be sentenced next month. Charles City police
SIBLEY, IOWA – Officials in the small Northern Iowa town of Sibley got a First Amendment smackdown after picking on a man who said their town smells horrible. Josh Harms of Sibley,
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who trafficked ice methamphetamine for months in 2015 was sentenced on March 26, 2018, to more than 12 years in federal prison. Jason Nauman, age 36, from
ANAMOSA, IOWA – A correctional officer was assaulted by an inmate at the Anamosa State Penitentiary in Anamosa, IA at approximately 6:42 p.m. on Sunday, April 1. The correctional officer was working
WASHINGTON – For 45 days in February and March, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration surged its enforcement and administrative resources to identify and investigate prescribers and pharmacies that dispensed disproportionately large amounts
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the following nine bills into law on Monday: House File 2195: an Act relating to members of the state transportation commission, and including effective date
MASON CITY – Voters in Mason City will decide Tuesday whether to tax property owners for another 10 years to support the school district. Proponents who say “vote yes” claim the dollars
CITY OF MASON CITY Publication Report 3/29/2018 Payee Description Amount —————————————— ——————- ADVANCED SYSTEMS INC OFFICE SUPPLIES 304.00 AHLERS AND COONEY PC PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 4,099.73 ALLIANT UTILITIES-IPC ELECTRICITY 114,377.55 ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES
I read John Skipper’s Sunday column this morning….I could easily relate to it after all I have lived here my entire life and stood witness to both the good and the not
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill on Monday that creates affordable health plan options for Iowans who can’t afford to buy health insurance. Senate File 2349 allows health plans
FOREST CITY – Four people were taken to jail after a search warrant was conducted recently in Forest City. On March 20, 2018, at 11:10 PM a search warrant was conducted at
FOREST CITY – Two Forest City men are facing felony drug charges after police raided a house on a search warrant. Forest City police say that on March 19, 2018 at 9:15
The following is a legislative update from State Senator Amanda Ragan of Mason City, representing Franklin, Butler and Cerro Gordo counties: SCHOOL TRAINING CAN PREVENT IRREVERSIBLE CONSEQUENCES Suicide is the second-leading cause