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Larry Smith, age 83, of Charles City, Iowa passed away on Monday, July 15, 2019 at the 11th Street Chatauqua Guest Home in Charles City. A funeral service for Larry Smith will
DES MOINES– Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of David Nelmark as a district court judge in Judicial Election District 5C. Nelmark, of Urbandale, Iowa, currently practices law with Gislason &
ALBERT LEA, MN — An Albert Lea man was fired from his job and evidently returned to the scene with a shotgun to find his supervisor. On Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at
DUBUQUE – A juvenile took a gun and became extremely reckless in Dubuque, shooting up a house and then accidentally shooting in the back a man riding in the car he was
MASON CITY — A Mason City man has won a $10,000 lottery prize. Terry Williams claimed the first of 10 prizes of $10,000 available in the Iowa Lottery’s “Jewel Game Book” scratch
NEWTON – A gay, former state official who sued former Governor Terry Branstad in court for discrimination after Branstad slashed his salary has won $1.5 million from a jury in the case.
CHARLES CITY – Two people were hurt in a Charles City auto accident and a Riceville man was cited after blowing through a stop sign. The accident took place on July 7,
WAYLAND, IOWA – An Iowa businessman is being investigated for stealing employee wages, authorities say. In October of 2017, the Henry County Sheriff’s Office began investigating Curtis Wagler and Walger Manufacturing, Inc.
AMES, Iowa – College football’s preseason watch list season is underway. Two awards announced their preseason watch lists today and a Cyclone is represented on both, as sophomore quarterback Brock Purdy made
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa senior quarterback Nate Stanley has been named to the 2019 Maxwell Award Watch List. The Maxwell Award is presented annually by the Maxwell Football Club to
DES MOINES — Sen. Bernie Sanders will return to Iowa for stops next Saturday and Sunday in Council Bluffs, Afton, Nevada, Ottumwa, Fort Madison, and Davenport. Earlier this month, Sanders visited Iowa
DES MOINES – An ex-boyfriend shot himself to death in Bancroft, and the two other persons found dead in a house there also died of gunshot wounds, authorities say. On July 12th,
DES MOINES – Secretary of State Paul Pate announces Iowans set a record for most new business filings in a single year, for the fourth year in a row. During Fiscal Year
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CEDAR RAPIDS – A Waterloo couple who threatened the woman’s ex-boyfriend with a gun were sentenced to federal prison. John Joseph Sanford, Jr., age 43, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Congressman Steve King announces that he will be hosting two town hall meetings on Friday, July 19. Both town halls are open to the public and to the media. The
Wesley “Wes” Koebrick, 87, Charles City, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at the Ninth Street Chautauqua and is now two-stepping with his beloved wife, Donna, in heaven. A Mass of
MASON CITY – The North Iowa Fair Association Board of Directors, staff and volunteers cordially invite the public to explore “New Heights” at the 2019 North Iowa Fair, returning to North Iowa
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve King releases these remarks following House passage of an amendment he offered to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that requires the Department of Defense to analyze
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced the first case of West Nile virus infection reported in 2019, an older adult (aged 61 years to 80 years)
FORT MADISON – Three staff members were assaulted while on duty at the Iowa State Penitentiary Thursday morning. Based on a preliminary review of the incident, it appears that at 10:22 a.m,
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NASHVILLE, TN – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee this week signed a proclamation declaring today “Nathan Bedford Forrest Day” honoring the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. Reportedly, Lee is “required”
NEW YORK — Robert Sylvester Kelly, AKA “R. Kelly,” was arrested in Chicago Thursday night following an investigation by the joint Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York and New York City Police
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa overall athletics program ranked seventh-best nationally for 2018-19 in the Best in College Sports Award Rankings published by CBS Sports. CBS Sports tweaked the formula
BANCROFT, IOWA – Three people have been found dead in Bancroft and an investigation is underway. On July 12th, 2019 at about 8:13 am, the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office received a 911
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CITY OF MASON CITY Publication Report 7/11/2019 Payee Description Amount —————————————— ABSOLUTE WASTE REMOVAL CONCESSION SUPPLIES 576.05 ACCO OTHER SUPPLIES 861.70 AHLERS AND COONEY PC PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 155.00 ALLIANT UTILITIES-IPC GAS &
HOSPERS, IOWA – An Iowa grandfather has been convicted by a jury of sex abuse of a child and the mother of the victim allegedly knew of the abuse for 2 years.
DES MOINES – Today, Gov. Reynolds announced her additional appointments to Iowa’s Boards and Commissions. The following appointments are not subject to Senate confirmation: Agricultural Education Council Breanne Harms, Eldridge Catherine Miller-Sands,
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump gave up on adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census form. President Trump and the Justice Department lost in court in their quest to add a
MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Community Foundation (CGCCF) held its 2019 grant awards ceremony at the North Iowa Events Center on July 10, announcing the distribution of $117,358.50 in grants
DES MOINES – A wild, “offensive” diversity training exercise, as described by Iowa union leaders, was undertaken for school bus drivers in Des Moines. According to AFSCME 61, Des Moines Public Schools’
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa head men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery announced on Thursday that Bakari Evelyn has signed with the University of Iowa. Evelyn, a 6′ 2″ native of Detroit,
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CHARLES CITY – A garage fire was quickly extinguished Wednesday in Charles City. The Charles City Fire Department (CCFD) responded to a 911 report of a garage on fire at 103 Spriggs
DECORAH – A man out of Tennessee wanted on a charge of aggravated kidnapping has been caught at a Decorah campground. The Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office says that on the morning of
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who possessed child pornography pled guilty on July 8, 2019, in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Troy French, age 29, from Cedar Rapids, was convicted of one
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today that Catherine A. Huggins, her chief advisor, is returning to her previous role as executive vice president at Huggins Consulting Group on Aug. 1,