MASON CITY – A New York hedge fund with a history of acquiring newspapers and gutting already decimated newsrooms is attempting an aggressive, hostile takeover of Lee Enterprises, the owner of the…
Day: December 4, 2021
OBIT: Glendon R. Matheson
A memorial services is pending at this time. Glendon Roderick Matheson was born April 23, 1939 in rural Rake; son of Carl and Bernice (Halvorson) Matheson. He grew up in Rake and…
Woman who participated in large-scale meth trafficking in Iowa sentenced to federal prison
CEDAR RAPIDS – A woman who trafficked hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine in Iowa was sentenced today to more than seventeen years in federal prison. Sandra Ann Deyerle, age 30, received the…
Michigan parents who gave gun to deadly shooter son caught after fleeing justice
OXFORD, MI – US Marshals joined in the search for James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of the accused Oxford High School (Mich.) shooter who murdered 4 teens, before the two fugitives…
JUCO Volleyball: NIACC’s Tobin earns all-American honors
MASON CITY – For the second straight season, NIACC’s Grace Tobin has been selected as an NJCAA Division II honorable mention all-American. Tobin, a sophomore from Mason City, is the first two-time…
JUCO Wrestling: NIACC wrestlers ranked sixth
MASON CITY – The NIACC wrestling team is ranked sixth with North Idaho in the NJCAA team rankings released on Thursday. Western Wyoming is ranked first in the second rankings of the…
U.S. State Department press briefing for November 29, 2021: Travel restrictions for African countries, Iran uranium enrichment, East China Sea hijinks
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. State Department held a press briefing on November 29, 2021, touching on subjects ranging from Travel restrictions for African countries, Iran uranium enrichment, East China Sea hijinks,…
OBIT: Gerald Bradley
Gerald Eugene Bradley, the third son and 7th child of Edward and Lula Bradley, was born May 1, 1941, on the family farm near Graettinger, Iowa. He passed away peacefully on Friday,…
OBIT: Mary Began
Mary Elizabeth Began, the daughter of Edward and Cecelia (Poehling) Began, was born on August 6, 1949 in St. Louis, Missouri. She died on Friday, November 26, 2021 at Avera Holy Family…
OBIT: Magnus Anderson
Magnus “Buddy” Anderson, the son of Carl and Ada (Blow) Anderson Sr., was born on October 18, 1933, in Armstrong, Iowa. He passed away on Thursday, November 25, 2021, at the Valley…
USDA invests $633 million in climate-smart and resilient infrastructure for people in rural communities
SHREWSBURY, Pa., Dec. 03, 2021 – United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Department is investing $633 million to reduce the impacts of climate change (PDF, 394…
Gov. Reynolds appoints Clinton Boddicker as District Court Judge
DES MOINES– Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Clinton Boddicker as a district court judge in Judicial Election District 8B. Boddicker, of Keokuk, Iowa, currently serves as a district associate…
College Basketball: #2 Purdue 77, Iowa 70
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – Iowa dropped a Big Ten road contest to #2 Purdue Friday night, 77-70. Iowa was without the nation’s second-leading scorer, Keegan Murray (24.6 ppg), tonight. The sophomore forward…
Hot Sardines Holiday Stomp to perform at the NIACC campus at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 11, 2021
MASON CITY – The Hot Sardines Holiday Stomp will perform at the North Iowa Community Auditorium on the NIACC campus at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 11, 2021. This presentation is part…
Women’s College Basketball: UNI defeats South Dakota State, 59-50
CEDAR FALLS – The UNI women’s basketball team won a hard-fought game against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits on Saturday afternoon, winning 59-50. It was a 14-minute miracle for the Panthers as…