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MASON CITY – Twenty-five nonprofit organizations are receiving community grants totaling $35,000 from the Alliant Energy Foundation this spring, including some in Mason City, Clear Lake and surrounding areas. “These…
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DES MOINES) – Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the tax reform bill, Senate File 2417, into law Wednesday at tablet manufacturer MobileDemand in Hiawatha. Senate File 2417 represents historic tax reform…
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AMES – Iowa State freshman guard Lindell Wigginton has removed his name from the NBA Draft and will return to school for his sophomore season, he announced today. “I’m glad…
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IOWA CITY – University of Iowa men’s basketball player Tyler Cook has elected to return for his redshirt junior season. The announcement was made Wednesday by Iowa head coach Fran…
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MASON CITY – Authorities say the remains of a human female have been found in rural Mason City. On May 20th, 2018, the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office received a…
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MASON CITY – City Hall in Mason City plans to issue up to $5.2 million and $350,000 in General Obligation bonds for city improvements. Up to $5.2 million in General…
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MASON CITY – A Mason City woman is behind bars, accused of drunk driving for at least the second time. Sheila Roseann Rick was booked into the Cerro Gordo county…
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CEDAR RAPIDS – A sordid tale unfolded in a rural Iowa community after authorities discovered a woman had conned an ex-Navy seal who died while swimming, and his elderly, disabled…
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CLEAR LAKE – Turkey hunters reported harvesting 11,700 Iowa birds this spring, which is 100 birds fewer than were harvested in 2017. Iowa’s spring turkey seasons began April 7 with…
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RURAL WORTH COUNTY – A Lake Mills woman us accused of illegal drug possession after she was stopped in Worth county. On May 23, 2018 at approximately 11:10 PM, a…
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LOS ANGELES – ABC TV has confirmed that the hit sitcom “Roseanne” has been canceled, leading the star of the show to blame a drug for a racist Twitter post…
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By: Samantha Smith, RN, Disease Prevention Specialist May is Hepatitis Awareness month. Many people aren’t sure what exactly Hepatitis is and why it’s so important to get tested! The word…
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DES MOINES – Senator Pam Jochum of Dubuque has accepted Governor Reynolds’s offer to provide the numbers behind alleged Medicaid savings of hundreds of millions dollars. The announcement comes days…
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BOONE – Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg, along with a broad cross section of Iowa agricultural and community leaders, celebrated the fifth anniversary of the Iowa Nutrient…
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SIOUX CITY – A Northern Iowa man and former federal inmate who distributed approximately 20 pounds of methamphetamine while on federal supervised release was sentenced on May 29, 2018, to…
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Robert “Bob” Bonwell, 66, of Charles City, passed away at his home Tuesday, May 22, 2018. Funeral services for Robert Bonwell will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 2,…
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Planet Earth is blessed with many beautiful landscapes, from stunning mountain ranges to deep blue lakes. While we often gorge on the beauty of these vistas, there is one thing…
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MASON CITY – NIACC sophomores Morgan Thesing-Ritter and Shelby Low both earned National Fastpitch Coaches Association NJCAA Divsion II Midwest all-region honors. Thesing-Ritter was selected to the first-team as an…
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MASON CITY – A man was arrested after a stabbing incident at a Mason City residence Monday afternoon. On Monday, May 28, 2018, at approximately 4:41 PM, Mason City Police…
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RURAL CHICKASAW COUNTY – Tragedy struck for the second time at a quarry near Charles City, after a teen drowned there this weekend. Authorities have confirmed that a teen drowned…
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MASON CITY – Mason City High School’s Commencement ceremony and Academic Hall of Fame inductees are set. Commencement exercises for the Mason City High School graduating class of 2018 will…
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COUNCIL BLUFFS – On May 11, 2018, United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose, a 1991 Mason City High School graduate, sentenced Michael Collins, age 49, of McClelland, Iowa…
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When you’re at the end of your tether because you’re stressed and not getting a break from business life, it’s time to take some time away. Getting on the road…
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CLEAR LAKE – A barn in Clear Lake burned Monday night, causing approximately $200,000 in losses to the property owner. The Clear Lake Fire Department was dispatched to 19738 Heather…
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CHARLES CITY – A Texas man was jailed for drunk driving in Charles City. On May 20, 2018 at about 1:28 AM, officers with the Charles City police department conducted…
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CHARLES CITY – A man wanted on warrants in 3 counties was chased by police in Charles City this week and brought to jail. The incident unfolded on ay 23,…
May 28, 2018 / 1 Comment / Read More
CHARLES CITY – A man once-convicted of domestic abuse was arrested again this week in Charles City for assault, this time with strangulation allegedly involved. Om May 23, 2018 at…
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EAGLE PASS, Texas — During the execution of a search warrant Wednesday, law enforcement authorities discovered 39 smuggled illegal aliens hidden in a suspected stash house awaiting transportation from their…
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FOREST CITY – The Winnebago County Historical Society opens the 2018 season with celebrating 60 Years of Winnebago Industries – the Winnebago travel trailer and motorhome construction in Forest City…
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From the U.S. Department of Commerce Director Wilbur Ross: The first man on the moon held an American flag. In the not-too-distant future, astronauts on the moon may be holding…
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MASON CITY – Summer camps are available to kids this summer at NIACC. Are you looking for ways to keep the kids busy this summer? Activities that are fun and provide…
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MASON CITY – Elvira the domestic short hair cat and Dozer the German Shepherd Mix are ready for adoption at the North Iowa Humane Society – can you offer them…
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DES MOINES — Senator Pam Jochum of Dubuque has formally asked Mary Mosiman, the Auditor of the State of Iowa, to “audit the Iowa Medicaid program and the private managed…
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GARNER – A man previously convicted of sex crimes in at least two North Iowa counties and now guilty of new charges of sex crimes against a child wants a…
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Shannon Latham Republican candidate in Senate District 27: While Iowans don’t tend to think of themselves as rural residents unless they live on farms, communities in North Iowa are technically…
May 27, 2018 / 14 Comments / Read More
MASON CITY – This summer, NIACC will once again join Verizon Innovative Learning, the education initiative of the Verizon Foundation, to introduce more girls, especially those in rural parts of…
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Everyone has those go-to items in their closet that make appearances time and time again. These staple items are intrinsic to your style and can make an outfit pop with…
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A layover can be incredibly frustrating, but often you will find that they are unavoidable. In some cases, a layover can be a great opportunity to explore a new city.…
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DES MOINES – This Memorial Day holiday weekend, the Iowa Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Iowa State Patrol (ISP) will have increased patrol efforts on Iowa roadways with the main…
May 26, 2018 / 12 Comments / Read More
By KIRK HARDCASTLE NIACC sports information director MASON CITY – Hanna DeVries, who played at Waldorf University and is the head girls coach at Garner-Hayfield-Ventura, has been named the associate…
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