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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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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