IOWA CITY – Iowa was unable to overcome a big first-half deficit as #6 Purdue defeated the Hawkeyes, 83-73 Thursday night in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Tonight was just the third loss in 10…
Day: January 27, 2022
Man faces 4 federal charges for threatening election worker, “I hope your children get molested. You are all going to die”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Nevada man made his initial appearance in federal court today for allegedly making multiple threatening phone calls to an election worker in the Nevada Secretary of State’s Office….
3 Secrets to Help You Create a Successful Business
Entrepreneurs have many different reasons why they start their own business. If there’s any common ground among them all, it has to be the desire to be successful. All business owners want…
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announces retirement; President Biden locks in on African-American woman as replacement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has today submitted a letter to the White House notifying President Biden of his retirement from the Supreme Court: Justice Breyer was nominated…
City Hall in Mason City to be closed for renovations
MASON CITY – City Hall in Mason City will close to the public starting Monday, January 31 to allow for lobby security renovations. The renovation project is expected to take 6-8 weeks…
OBIT: Courtney Nierling
Courtney Kay Nierling, 30, of Waterloo, Iowa, passed away Monday, January 17, 2022 at her home. A funeral Mass for Courtney will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, January 28, 2022…
Operation Allies Welcome announces departure and re-settlement of last Afghan Nationals from New Mexico air base
WASHINGTON — Yesterday, the last group of Afghan nationals temporarily housed at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico as part of Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) departed the base. Holloman AFB, New Mexico…
OBIT: Jack Oliver Piper
Jack Oliver Piper, 85 of Mason City passed away peacefully Thursday, January 20, 2022 at his home in Mason City. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 28, 2022…
OBIT: Linda Dishman
Linda Dishman, 74, of Charles City, passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at the Floyd County Medical Center in Charles City. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 2:00…
OBIT: Russell L. Richter
A funeral Mass for Russell will be celebrated at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at Divine Mercy Parish ~ Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ledyard. Interment will be Sacred Heart…
Marshalltown police make arrest after Mason City man stabbed to death
MARSHALLTOWN – An autopsy revealed a Mason City man was stabbed to death, and police in Marshalltown have charged a suspect with murder. On January 3, 2022, the Marshalltown Police Department began…
OBIT: Raymond “Ray” Charles Wenrich
Raymond “Ray” Charles Wenrich, 80, of Mason City, IA died on Sunday, January 9, 2022 at MercyOne North Iowa. A Graveside Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 29,…
Mason City police nab suspect in string of convenience store robberies
MASON CITY – Mason City police nabbed a suspect in a string of recent convenience store robberies. Police say they arrested Houston Daniel Conway, age 23, late Wednesday afternoon in Mason City…
College Basketball: UNI edges Evansville, 64-59
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – UNI men’s basketball held off a second half Evansville rally on Wednesday night as the Panthers defeated the Purple Aces 64-59 at the Ford Center in southern Indiana. UNI…