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MASON CITY – Holly the domestic medium hair cat and CoCo the Lab/Shepherd Mix are ready for adoption at the North Iowa Humane Society – can you offer them a loving home?
MASON CITY – The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North Iowa Area SBDC are proud to announce Bob Rolling of Lake Time Brewery as the Entrepreneur of the Month for June
MASON CITY – If you want to give some feedback to Alliant Energy before a natural gas rate increase takes effect, you can attend a public meeting in Mason City. The Iowa
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation Monday for seven counties in response to flooding and severe weather beginning June 7 and continuing. The governor’s proclamation allows state resources
CEDAR RAPIDS – Alliant Energy, which serves most of the North Iowa area’s energy needs, is warning of an increase of scams and offered tips to protect yourself. Alliant Energy says that in
CEDAR RAPIDS – Law enforcement agencies across the state continue to make Iowa safer by addressing the problem of gun crime and violence. United States Attorney Peter E. Deegan, Jr. announced charges
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MANLY – An armed robbery in Manly has prompted an investigation by the Worth County Sheriff’s office. On Thursday June 7, 2018 at 5:23 PM, the Worth County Sheriff’s Office responded to
MASON CITY – An anonymous family is teaming up with the Hawkeye Harvest Food Bank to raise money for milk. This family will do a matching donation of up to a total of one
MASON CITY – The Humane Society of North Iowa is hosting its Bark at the Beach fundraiser on Saturday, June 16th from noon-3:00. The event is being held at the Clear Lake
IOWA CITY – The schedule has been finalized for the men’s basketball 2018 2K Classic benefiting Wounded Warrior Project, which highlights Iowa, Oregon, Syracuse, and Connecticut. The Hawkeyes will challenge Oregon in
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DES MOINES – Transgender people must be afforded care under Medicaid, an Iowa judge has ruled. According to the Iowa ACLU, Carol Ann Beal and EerieAnna Good has sued to get sex-change
CLEAR LAKE – Lt. Governor Adam Gregg will be in Clear Lake this week to attend an economic development meeting. Gregg will arrive in Clear Lake on Thursday, June 14, to attend
Few political positions offer as much job security as Iowa’s governorship, especially if the incumbent is a Republican. No sitting GOP governor has lost since 1962. In 2010, Chet Culver became the
MASON CITY – People were forced from their homes this morning in Mason City as heavy rains pummeled the community. Mason City police say that due to flooding that occurred as a
OELWEIN – A Waterloo ma n is behind bars, accused of a string of burglaries in Oelwein, police say. The Oelwein Police Department has made an arrest in connection to several area
NEW HARTFORD, IOWA – A New Hartford man has been charged with harboring an endangered species – an exotic rattle snake. On Wednesday, June 6, 2018, at approximately 5:50 PM, Iowa Department
SIOUX CITY – A man who had pistol in his waistband while seeking to distribute meth pled guilty June 6, 2018, in federal court in Sioux City. Carl Douglas Lambert, Jr. 47, from
WATERLOO – United States Attorney Peter E. Deegan, Jr, Waterloo Police Chief Daniel Trelka, and other community partners this week announced a new initiative to enhance efforts to combat violent crime in
CITY OF MASON CITY Publication Report 6/7/2018 Payee Description Amount —————————————— —————— ACCENT CEILINGS INC BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS 15,021.00 ADAMS SHARPENINGM/E SUPPLIES 18.00 ALLIANT UTILITIES-IPC GAS & ELECTRICITY 1,333.65 ANDERSON, KAREN CAMPGROUND COMMISSIONS
CLEAR LAKE – The following is the latest fishing report for Iowa from the Department of Natural Resources. NORTHWEST Arrowhead Lake Bluegill – Fair: The bluegill spawn is later than normal and
MASON CITY – There is a flash flood warning in Cerro Gordo county at this time, and the Mason City Library has become the latest casualty due to the heavy rains. NIT
MASON CITY – There are still openings for several Lime Creek Nature Center Day Camps scheduled for this summer. “Those Amazing Animals” will be held from 9 – 11:30 a.m. on June
ESTHERVILLE – The death of an 11-month-old child is under investigation in Estherville, Iowa. On June 4, 2018 at approximately 2:48 PM, 11-month-old Jasmine Rodriguez Sebastian was taken to Avera Holy Family
In an op-ed in the Des Moines Register, Story County, Iowa, Sheriff Paul Fitzgerald expressed support for the bipartisan Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act authored by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley
FOREST CITY, IOWA –Waldorf University is pleased to recognize students that have achieved the Dean’s List for the spring 2018 semester. To achieve the Dean’s List, students must be full-time, attain a
CLEAR LAKE – A Mason City man who worked in Clear Lake as a school janitor and is accused of installing a hidden camera in a bathroom is now awaiting sentencing in
CEDAR RAPIDS – An Iowa woman who distributed approximately 20 pounds of methamphetamine was sentenced on May 29, 2018, to more than 5 years in federal prison. Angela Kaye Olson, 49, from
CEDAR RPIDS – An Iowa man who was found lying in a field in the possession of a loaded handgun and over 500 grams of ice methamphetamine was sentenced today to more
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds appointed Sarah Crane and Scott Beattie as district court judges in Judicial District 5C. Crane will fill the judicial seat formerly held by Judge Robert Blink.
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DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate, in partnership with the Iowa Office of the Chief Information Officer and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, announces the dedication of new
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announces that the source of text messages sent to Iowa voters with incorrect polling place information was the Abby Finkenauer for Congress campaign.
Cerro Gordo county expense report, May 29, 2018: Download the PDF file .
Dorothy “Dottie” Lucille Littauer, 96, of Charles City, passed away Monday, June 4, 2018 at the 9th Street Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City surrounded by her loving family. A private family
Robert “Bob” Schmidt passed away on June 5, 2018 at the age of 96. A funeral service for Bob Schmidt will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 11, 2018 at
CEDAR RAPIDS – The third of three Cuban nationals who traveled across sixteen Iowa counties in 2017 and used at least fifty-four stolen identities and card numbers to make fraudulent purchases were
MASON CITY – A Mason City man accused of the double-murder of his grandparents has entered a guilty plea. At approximately 7:43 AM on November 7, 2017, the Mason City Police Department
LAKE MILLS – The North Iowa Area Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and NIACC Pappajohn Center announced that 5 Alarm Brewing has been awarded Business of the Month for May 2018 by America’s