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DECORAH – DNR Field Office staff received a report of a fish kill on an unnamed tributary to Bohemian Creek on Thursday, July 23. Bohemian Creek runs through the town of Protivin,
CEDAR FALLS – Elerson G. Smith was recognized as the FCS National Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and 14 total Panthers were honored as part of Phil Steele’s FCS Preseason honors.
DES MOINES – Newman defeated Council Bluffs St. Albert, 6-5, today in Des Moines in the state baseball tournament class 1A quarterfinals. Newman rallied from a 5-2 deficit in the sixth inning
FORT DODGE – Someone in Fort Dodge shot a man in the face and torso with a flare gun then beat the victim, police say, as they seek a suspect. On Tuesday,
MASON CITY – Brad Vaught will become the new NIACC women’s basketball coach. Vaught, who was an assistant boys basketball coach at Stewartville High School in Minnesota, was hired as the seventh
Warren Nott, 95, of Charles City, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2020 at the Floyd County Medical Center in Charles City with his family by his side. A visitation for Warren Nott
CITY OF MASON CITY Publication Report 7/23/2020 Payee Description Amount —————————————— A+ LAWN AND LANDSCAPE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS 8,371.00 ABSOLUTE WASTE REMOVAL CAMPGROUND SUPPLIES 395.61 AHLERS AND COONEY PC NEGOTIATIONS 2,005.50 ALL STAR
CEDAR RAPIDS – Police went to a New Hartford house looking for endangered rattlesnakes, but found a felon with guns and drugs. Brian Anderson, age 52, from New Hartford, Iowa, received a year in
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Grundy Center man who bought drugs on the dark web and sold them in eastern and central Iowa was sentenced July 21, 2020, to more than six years
DES MOINES – The Iowa Supreme Court issued an order to provide Iowans with the policies and procedures for the safe and fair resumption of jury trials in Iowa this fall. The
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa senior wide receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette has been named to the preseason watch list for the 2020 Paul Hornung Award, the Louisville Sports Commission announced Thursday. Presented
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A man who was set to engage in jihad was sentenced for an attempted attack on the White House. Hasher Jallal Taheb, 23, of Cumming, Georiga, has been sentenced
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CHARLES CITY – A Charles City mother whose son was subjected to racist taunts at a baseball game by persons connected to Waverly-Shell Rock schools is furious after a “watered-down apology” and a
DES MOINES, IA – The Iowa Pet Alliance is proud to honor nine Iowa legislators as Legislators of the Year for the 2020 legislative session. Legislator of the Year honorees are those who
MASON CITY – A total of nine NIACC baseball players will play next season at the NCAA Division I level. NIACC’s Patrick Pridgen and Tyson Tucker signed their national letters of intent
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WAUKEE, IOWA – With a trip to the state tournament on the line, the Mason City High baseball team dropped a very close road game to Waukee, 6-5, Wednesday night. Mason City
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Democratic Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer today said she is “disappointed” after Republican opponent Ashley Hinson was caught plagiarizing “so many others — including me”. Abby Finkenauer, Iowa’s Dirict 1 Congresswoman
MASON CITY – Businessman Steve Minert, who co-owns the Harley-Davidson dealerships in Mason City and Charles City, today announced that, regrettably, he is “postponing” his candidacy for public office. “There’s a new
FORT DODGE – A man was badly hurt in a bicycle accident in Fort Dodge. The Iowa State Patrol says 63-year-old Ricky Cullun was riding a bicycle on a sidewalk northbound along
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa senior kicker Keith Duncan has been named to the 2020 Lou Groza Place-Kicker preseason Watch List, the Palm Beach County Sports Commission announced Wednesday. The award
MASON CITY – The Mason City council discussed the City’s fireworks ordinance with law enforcement after calls to police skyrocketed this year. According to City meeting minutes: The City Council of the
MINNEAPOLIS – A United States Attorney today announced the formation of a new Twin Cities Violent Crime Task Force in response to the extraordinary spike in gun violence and violent crime across
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AMES – Two men are wanted on charges of armed robbery after they confronted people in a hotel parking lot and injured one of them. On July 10, 2020, at 5:19 a.m.,
WEST UNION – Five males were arrested after an armed robbery at a Northern Iowa park. After a month-long investigation, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office made five arrests. On June 19, 2020
IOWA CITY – Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague has issued an order that, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, every person in the City of Iowa City must wear a face covering
ALBERT CITY — Sunday afternoon, DNR staff met with a hog producer near Albert City to investigate a manure release from his aboveground storage tank. Kris Ehlers reported Sunday that a valve
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IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa Athletics Department conducted 70 COVID-19 tests for the week of July 13-19, 2020. One positive test and 69 negative tests have been received. As part
AMES – The Iowa State Athletics Department administered an additional 230 COVID-19 tests the week of July 13 for student-athletes (183) and key personnel (47) returning to campus in the following sports:
CORALVILLE – A correctional officer was assaulted by an inmate at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center at approximately 7 p.m. last night. The officer was working his post when an inmate
DES MOINES – Absentee ballot request forms will be sent to all registered voters in Iowa after legislators approved a plan Friday. An emergency directive to conduct a statewide mailing of absentee
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff immediately and remain at half-staff through sunrise Monday, July 20, 2020 in honor and remembrance of
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CITY OF MASON CITY Publication Report 7/16/2020 Payee Description Amount —————————– ABSOLUTE WASTE REMOVAL MAINTENANCE MATERIAL 184.19 ADORAMAEQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 396.95 ALL STAR PEST CONTROL CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS 80.00 ALLIANT UTILITIES-IPC ELECTRICITY 7,224.89 ANIMAL
CHICAGO – A Wisconsin bar owner has been sent to prison for setting fire to his bar with tenants still upstairs, grabbing cash on his way out. On July 16, 2020, 42-year-old
DES MOINES — The Iowa Department of Education announced that North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) in Mason City won a $1 million competitive grant through the Career Academy Incentive Fund to