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WASHINGTON – Ahead of this week’s March for Life in Washington, D.C., Iowa’s U.S. Senators Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley joined their colleagues to introduce the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and
BOONE, IOWA – An Iowa man has been sentenced to decades in prison after a guilty plea to 8 counts of sex abuse of minors. A sentencing hearing was held on January
Betty LaCoste Frankenfield Schwarck, 94, of Charles City, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at the Muse Morris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City surrounded by her loving family. A funeral service
MASON CITY – State Sen. Amanda Ragan and State Rep. Sharon Steckman will hold a legislative listening post this Saturday, January 19. The meeting will take place from 10 AM to 11:30 AM
MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health is now offering Nutrition Coaching paired with an InBody Analyzer scan to the public. Nutrition coaching allows you to maximize your
CITY OF MASON CITY Publication Report 01/17/2019 Payee Description Amount —————————————— ADVANCED SYSTEMS INC EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 83.56 AFFORDABLE TOWING MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 1,390.00 ALL STAR PEST CONTROL REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 150.00 ALLIANT UTILITIES-IPC
DES MOINES – Today, Senator Amanda Ragan alerted citizens they she is “working for you” during the new legislative session. According to a statement from Senator Ragan: The 2019 legislative session gaveled
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Trump canceled liberal Senator Nancy Pelosi’s overseas trip, citing woes of the lingering federal government shutdown, a day after the House Speaker recommended his postpone his State of
GREEN BAY, WI – Mason City’s Shopko retail store will remain open during company restructuring, the company announced this week. Shopko was founded in 1962 and currently operates 134 Shopko stores, 176
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA – The Iowa men’s basketball team beat Penn State, 89-82, in a Big Ten Conference road game Wednesday evening. Iowa’s (#23/24) 89 points are the most scored at Penn
MASON CITY – Kronlage & Olson, P.C., Certified Public Accountants today released an audit report on the City of Mason City for the year ended June 30, 2018. The City’s revenues totaled
DES MOINES – On Thursday, Jan. 17, at 11 a.m. in the State Capitol Rotunda, Gov. Kim Reynolds will sign a proclamation declaring January as “Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention and Awareness
FOREST CITY, IOWA, Jan. 16, 2019 – Waldorf University will host an artist reception for local artist Tonja Ihlenfeldt on Thursday, January 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the university gallery located at
FOREST CITY, IOWA – Aiming to bring greater freedom and comfort to people traveling in wheelchairs or with limited mobility, Winnebago Industries has launched three accessibility-enhanced motorhomes, the Intent 30R AE, Adventurer 30T
DES MOINES – Sharon Steckman, representing most of Mason City and the central third of Cerro Gordo county in the Iowa House, says she begins 2019 legislative session focused on “jobs, great
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MASON CITY – A Rudd woman, allegedly drunk and possibly texting, crashed her Pontiac into a pickup, a mailbox and a yard in Mason City Sunday evening. Mason City police tell NIT that
MASON CITY – The Mason City council is set to award the first bid for work on the planned multi-purpose arena that will be constructed in the former JC Penney building in
DES MOINES – Amanda Ragan, representing Mason City along with parts of Butler, Cerro Gordo, and Franklin counties in the Iowa Senate, says she will fight bad legislation while moving Iowa forward.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Iowa’s 4th District Congressman, Steve King, is enduring a hailstorm of consequences after his alleged racist views were exposed in a recent New York Times article, as leading lawmakers
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) released the following statement announcing that he will be introducing a resolution to formally censure U.S. Representative Steve King (R-Iowa) for his pattern
AMES – A man has been charged with attempted murder after shooting a woman in the chest Saturday afternoon in Ames. On January 12, 2019, at 4:16 p.m., Ames Police were called to
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Douglas J. Nelson, 76, of Charles City died January 10, 2019, at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa in Mason City. A family and friends graveside service will be held at a future
Marvin LeRoy Dolloff, 86 died Friday, January 11, 2019 at Mercy Medical Center in CCU surrounded by his loved ones. A Celebration of Life for Marvin will be held at Elk Creek
Gene A. Haugo, 82 of Lake Mills, IA, died Saturday, January 12, 2019 at the Muse Morris Hospice Unit in Mason City, IA. Memorial service will be 11 AM, Saturday, January 19,
AMES – No. 21 Iowa State (4-1, 2-0 Big 12) defeated Fresno State (4-6, 1-3 Big 12), 31-6 in wrestling action Sunday afternoon in Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State won eight of 10
Alice J. Potter, 87, of Garner passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019 at Iowa Specialty Hospital in Belmond. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at the United
Robert L. Ennen, 89, of Mason City, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2019 at Good Shepherd Health Center. No arrangements are being made at this time.
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa has added home dates with Western Michigan and Utah State to complete its 2023 football schedule. Iowa also announced the dates for the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk
MASON CITY – The Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) at North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) will start the semester off with a cup of coffee and a chance to meet new members,
MONTOUR,IOWA – An Iowa man is dead after a violent crash during a police chase. The accident took place Friday, January 11 just after midnight near 308 Northwood Drive in Montour, Iowa. Royce
CHARLES CITY – The Floyd County Community Foundation is holding a Grant Awards Ceremony on January 23 to celebrate their 2018 grants recipients. The ceremony will be held at the Youth Enrichment
RURAL WORTH COUNTY – A car and a semi truck collided in Worth county on Sunday afternoon, and a man complained of pain after the accident. Around 4 PM Sunday afternoon, January
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IOWA CITY – Three additional University of Iowa football players have declared for the NFL Draft, forfeiting their remaining college eligibility. Juniors Amani Hooker and Anthony Nelson, and sophomore T.J. Hockenson announced
MINNEAPOLIS – The fourth-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team defended the Governor’s Border Belt on Sunday at Minnesota, defeating the eighth-ranked Gophers, 24-10, at a sold out Maturi Pavilion. Iowa won seven-of-10
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley along with Sens. Rob Portman of Ohio, Steve Daines of Montana, Johnny Isakson of Georgia, Mike Enzi of Wyoming, John Barrasso of Wyoming, Jim Risch of
After all this corruption and a State Audit showing how and who made off with $2.2M of public money from an elected Board so naive, unprepared, and lazy as to assure the
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Michael Hooper as district court judge in the Fourth Judicial District. Hooper, of Atlantic, Iowa, received his undergraduate degree from the