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Arlene E. Seehawer, 96, of Mason City, passed away, Monday, May 17, 2021 at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center, Mason City. A Memorial Service will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 28,
CLEAR LAKE – A Clear Lake family returned home only to find their house ablaze. The Clear Lake Fire Department (CLFD) responded to a reported structure fire at 1509 North 24th Street
Arlon G. “Ike” Zeigler, 91, of Mason City and formerly of Alexander and Meservey, passed away Sunday, May 16, 2021 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. Ike’s family
SIOUX CITY – A woman who imported approximately 20 pounds of methamphetamine, and a half pound of cocaine, over a two-year period was sentenced on May 11, 2021, to almost 9 years
Roy E. Franke, 95, of Charles City, passed away Monday, May 17, 2021 at the 9th Street Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City. A funeral service for Roy Franke will be held
RURAL CERRO GORDO COUNTY – A North Iowa man was severely hurt in a collision near Thornton Tuesday evening. On May 18th, 2021 at 9:47 PM, Cerro Gordo county deputies responded to
MASON CITY – May 19 – The 50+ year professional and political career of Dr. Gary B. Blodgett, the longtime Mason City orthodontist and state Legislator who died May 19, included service
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Cher Ami Mae (Gunderson) Barr, 78 of Northwood, died Friday, May 14, 2021, at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City. A Celebration of Life will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
SIBLEY — Iowa DNR is on-site at the Sibley train derailment, working with emergency responders, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Union Pacific Railroad. A fire is impacting the UP’s ability to
AMES – Iowa State women’s basketball and Head Coach Bill Fennelly announced the addition of Beatriz Jordao, a 6-3 junior center transfer from South Florida. “We are excited to add Beatriz to
LAURENS – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has relaxed the fishing regulations at Pickeral Lake in Buena Vista County to allow anglers to more freely harvest fish before the lake
DES MOINES – There’s a pretty good chance that, in the next several weeks, Northeast Iowa will be visited by a few wandering black bears coming down from Minnesota and Wisconsin ahead
Deborah Lee Brown, 73, of Mason City, passed away Thursday, May 13, 2021 at the MercyOne Hospice Inpatient Unit. A gathering of family and friends will be held Tuesday, May 18, 2021
CITY OF MASON CITY Publication Report 5/13/2021 Payee Description Amount ————————————— A1-PORTABLES MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 160.00 ABSOLUTE WASTE REMOVAL BUILDING REPAIRS AND MAINTEN 647.95 AHLERS AND COONEY PC NEGOTIATIONS 193.00 ALLIANT UTILITIES-IPC GAS
CEDAR RAPIDS – Two brothers who ran a farming operation together while also farming their own land were sentenced today to federal prison for evading taxes. Scott Stecher, age 61, and Doug
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. —The University of Iowa men’s track and field team captured the 2021 Big Ten Outdoor Championships title with a school record 127.5 points, besting second place Michigan by 33 points.
Obituary for Betty Jean Johnson Betty Jean Johnson, 87, of Northwood, died Saturday, May 15, 2021, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday,
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Des Moines man was caught in the act as he attempted to rob a Cedar Rapids gas station at knifepoint. Trent William Allen Richard, age 19, was arrested
CARBONDALE, Ill. – The UNI men’s track and field team captured its third-consecutive and 10th outdoor conference title at the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championships on Sunday in Carbondale, Ill. with 167.50
MANHATTAN, Kansas – A historic weekend of Iowa State track and field finished with another strong day on Sunday at a rainy Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Wesley Kiptoo’s historic
MARION, IOWA – An Iowa couple was busted after thousands of dollars were stolen from a Salvation Army. Jennifer Lynn Cronan, age 46, and Matthew Dean Cronan, age 50, both of Marion,
RURAL MASON CITY – Four people were hurt in an accident near Mason City Saturday. The Cerro Gordo county sheriff’s office says that on May 15, 2021 at about 11:17 AM, the
Russel James Borchardt, 89 of Clear Lake, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 16, 2021. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 22,
Margaret “Peg” E. Davis, 72, of Mason City, passed away, Friday, May 14, 2021 at Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake. A funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 23, 2021
Maxine H. Enfield passed away Saturday, May 15, 2021, on her 91st birthday at Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City. A drive-through visitation will be held from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Friday, May
AMES – A man was caught after an Ames bank was robbed. On May 12, 2021 at 4:32 PM, the Ames Police Department responded to a panic alarm at First National Bank,
MASON CITY – NIACC freshman Laken Lienhard was selected to the all-NJCAA Region XI first-team as a utility player on Thursday. NIACC’s Hailey Worman was a second-team selection as a catcher. Also
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Larry Donald Freiberg, 78, of Charles City, passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at the MercyOne North Iowa Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City, Iowa of natural causes. A public visitation for
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Americans seized with fear and oozing dread filled plastic bags and totes with gasoline after a hack of a Colonial fuel pipeline this week, but the line has been
CEDAR RAPIDS – An Iowa man was jailed on an animal abuse charge after cops determined he intentionally dropped a cat off a bridge into a cold river. On Monday, May 10
CLARINDA – A man who allegedly blasted an attorney with a shotgun in Waterloo back in 1983 has died in prison from a suicide attempt. Ronald Harris Brown was pronounced dead due complications
DES MOINES – Today, Gov. Reynolds signed SF 562 into law. SF 562: an Act relating to sexual exploitation by an adult providing training or instruction and statute of limitations time periods for certain criminal offenses
MASON CITY – Beginning Wednesday, May 12th, 2021 CG Public Health will allow individuals aged 12 years of age or older to sign up for a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine appointment The United
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Jennie Mae Nelson, 92, of Clear Lake, went to Heaven at 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 9, 2021 at the IOOF Home in Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 10:30
DES MOINES Charlie Wishman, President of the Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, condemned Republican Governor of Iowa Kim Reynolds for turing away millions of dollars in federal unemployment money for Iowans out
MASON CITY – As business and industry evolve at an ever-increasing pace, the next wave of change in the form of digitalization and automation, known as “Industry 4.0,” will require new processes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Charles Grassley today announced that he wrote a letter to a Mason City man thanking him for a hand-made pen. Grassley posed for the letter in the Hart