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KIRKSVILLE, MO – Former Mason City Mohawk and current Truman State basketball head coach Jeff Horner has been named Hoopdirt.com Coach of the Week. After winning the GLVC Tournament title last season,
WASHINGTON – Today, President-elect Joe Biden announced key members of his economic team, including Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury; Neera Tanden, Director of the Office of Management and Budget; Wally Adeyemo,
DES MOINES – The Iowa Canvassing Board today certified the election in Iowa District 2 seat in Congress for Republican Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks by 6 votes over her opponent, Democrat Rita Hart.
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa softball team announced the addition of Tristin Doster to the 2021 class, head coach Renee Gillispie announced Monday. Doster joins 10 other softball signees and
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa men’s basketball All-American Luka Garza has been named the first Big Ten Player of the Week of the 2020-21 season following the Hawkeyes’ two victories last
DES MOINES – Today Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the appointment of Josh Byrnes, currently general manager of the Osage Municipal Utilities, to serve as a Board Member to the Iowa Utilities Board.
CITY OF MASON CITY Publication Report 11/25/2020 Payee Description Amount —————————————— ADVANCE ALARM SERVICES LLC BUILDING SUPPLIES 116.00 APPARATUS TESTING SERVICE LLC M/E REPAIRS 1,239.50 ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES UNIFORM RENTAL 1,017.86 ARNOLD
AMES – Iowa State head coach Kevin Dresser announced today the addition of Junior World Silver Medalist, Yonger Bastida, to the Iowa State Wrestling program. Bastida comes to Ames by way of
CLEAR LAKE – The Clear Lake Fire Department responded to 2 rural structure fires Sunday evening and Monday morning, they reported. The first incident occurred at 7442 Balsam Ave South of Ventura
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State (1-0) tallied an 80-63 season-opening victory over the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (0-3) on Sunday afternoon at Hilton Coliseum. Cyclone newcomer Jalen Coleman-Lands, a transfer
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa senior kicker Keith Duncan has been named the Big Ten Co-Special Teams Player of the Week, following No. 24 Iowa’s 26-20 win against Nebraska to retain
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CEDAR FALLS – Karli Rucker led the way with 12 points, but for the second-straight game, every Panther that played scored as UNI held off Creighton for the 55-52 home win Saturday
BROOKINGS, South Dakota – No. 15 Iowa State (1-1) rallied multiple times, but came up short, falling at South Dakota State (1-0) 76-69 Saturday afternoon at Frost Arena in the first ever
CLEAR LAKE – With the holiday season starting, the Iowa DNR is encouraging families to find safe ways to spend time outdoors this winter. Please be sure to keep your group small,
ALTOONA, IOWA – A man was shot dead by police near Iowa’s Adventurland Park back in September, and police released a video of the incident. On September 7, 2020 at approximately 8:33
PALO ALTO COUNTY – A Northern Iowa man is facing felony charges after he was caught with illegal drugs. On November 15, 2020 at 8:30 PM, the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office
IOWA CITY – Luka Garza put on another show, scoring 36 first-half points as Iowa pummeled Southern University,103-76 Friday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa sprinted out to a 14-2 advantage, scoring the first
AUSTIN, TEXAS – Iowa State defeated Texas in a road game Saturday to remain in first place in Big 12 Conference, 23-20. No. 15 Iowa (7-2, 7-1) had just enough to hold
IOWA CITY – Iowa (4-2, 4-2) defeated Nebraska (1-4, 1-4), 26-20 on Friday at Kinnick Stadium. The game was tied 13-13 at halftime. Nebraska went ahead in the third quarter 20-13, on
SIOUX FALLS, SD – The UNI men’s basketball team moved to 0-3 on the season following an 82-71 loss to the Aggies of Utah State. The Panthers took a 40-39 lead into
SIOUX FALLS, SD – The UNI men’s basketball team fell to the Gaels of Saint Mary’s 66-64 in the consolation semifinals of the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic. The Panthers now move
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IOWA CITY – Fifth-ranked Iowa downed North Carolina Central 97-67 in the Hawkeyes’ season-opener, led by Loka Garza’s 26 points. Iowa got separation from NCCU by virtue of a 20-2 scoring run
SIOUX FALLS, SD – The UNI men’s basketball team dropped the season opener to the Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky 93-87 at the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic. UNI opened the game with
IOWA CITY – Iowa defeated UNI 96-81 Wednesday evening in Carver-Hawkeye Arena in the season opener for both teams. The Hawkeyes won their 21st home opener under head coach Lisa Bluder and
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POLK CITY, IOWA – Two Polk County minors have been cited for intentionally hitting and killing a buck deer with their pickup truck in Big Creek State Park on the evening of
IOWA CITY – The Iowa Hawkeyes are seeking their sixth win in a row over the Nebraska Cornhuskers Friday in a home Big Ten Conference game. University of Iowa Football Media Conference
DES MOINES – With many holiday gatherings put on hold due to the pandemic, pheasant hunting is one way to keep an annual holiday tradition alive, while staying apart. “Pheasant hunting is
CEDAR RAPIDS – An Iowa man who sold narcotics out of his home near Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, was sentenced November 24, 2020, to more than four years in federal prison.
MASON CITY – Grant Wood: Nineteen Lithographs has opened in the Charles H. MacNider Art Museum, the museum announced this week. In 2019 the Museum was fortunate to have been gifted a
MASON CITY – The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North Iowa Area SBDC recognized Eric Follmuth of Splash Multisport in Mason City, IA as the November 2020 Entrepreneur of the Month.
AMES – The No. 15 Iowa State women’s basketball team (1-0) was dominant in a 69-43 season-opening victory over Omaha (0-1) at Hilton Coliseum on Wednesday afternoon. Junior Ashley Joens, a member
ATLANTA – UNI junior guard AJ Green has been named to the 2021 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Watch List as announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club Thursday morning. The 2021 watch list
AMES – Police in Ames say today that a stalker is entering females’ apartments and standing and watching them sleep. On November 21, 2020, at 7:42 AM, the Ames Police Department responded
IOWA CITY – COVID-19 contributed to the death of a convicted Iowa sex abuser incarcerated in prison. Frederick William Lewis was pronounced dead, likely due to complications related to COVID-19 and other
DES MOINES – The five state-operated Test Iowa sites and the State Hygienic Lab will be closed Thursday, Nov. 26, for Thanksgiving Day. The sites include: Black Hawk County — 4121 Alexandra Drive,
AMES – The 15th-ranked Iowa State women’s basketball team opens the 2020-21 season against Omaha in Hilton Coliseum on Nov. 25 at noon. The Cyclones have not squared off against the Mavericks
FORT DODGE – A correctional officer was assaulted by an inmate at the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility at approximately 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. While an officer was escorting an inmate to their cell,