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Patricia Watson, age 88, of Algona passed away on January 11, 2022 at Good Samaritan Society in Algona. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM Tuesday at Divine Mercy Catholic Parish-
MINNEAPOLIS – Iowa dominated Minnesota Thursday night in a Big Ten Conference road game. The Iowa Hawkeyes defeated Minnesota, 105-49, inside Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota – the largest margin of victory
Fleas are not just a pesky nuisance but also cause health problems for pets and people. They affect the well-being of the home’s occupants. Although you can wage war by yourself, it’s
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Iowa Republican Congresswoman Ashley Hinson this week gleefully took credit for President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill after voting “NO” and calling it socialism and is now the butt of
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate failed to pass federal voting-rights legislation Wednesday night as Democrats Kyrsten Sinema (AZ) and Joe Manchin (WV) sided with Republicans to keep a filibuster intact and
JACKSON COUNTY, IOWA – Following years of work on the land to reduce the amount of sediment and nutrients reaching Farmers Creek in Jackson County, the stream is a candidate for delisting
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at the United Methodist Church in Corwith. Burial will take place in Corwith Cemetery. Visitation will be held
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former business owner who withheld federal taxes from his employees’ paychecks but did not forward the money withheld to the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) was sentenced today to
WEST DES MOINES – Two people were found dead in a West Des Moines home and police are calling it a murder-suicide. On Wednesday, January 19th, at 10:07am, Officers with the West
Raleigh King, 78, of Mason City, passed away Monday, January 17, 2022 at MercyOne Medical Center North Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Saturday, January 22, 2022 at Trinity
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Joe Biden held a nearly 2-hour press conference Wednesday evening. JANUARY 19, 2022 East Room 4:02 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, folks. Thanks for being here. Well, good
DES MOINES – State Senator Amanda Ragan of Mason City is working with the other members of the Iowa Legislature to address one of the biggest problems facing Iowa: the state’s workforce
AMES – A shorthanded 7th-ranked Iowa State women’s basketball team (16-2, 5-1 Big 12) dropped its first Big 12 contest of the season to No. 15 Texas (13-3, 3-2 Big 12), 66-48.
Gerald Beisch, age 78 of Algona, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at his home. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, January 14, 2022 at 10:30 AM at Lentz Funeral Home
DES MOINES – The Iowa Supreme Court has made mediation mandatory in all family law cases with an attorney involved. According to a statement released today by the Iowa Supreme Court: “In
Kelly Leslie, 49, of Worthington, Ohio passed away Friday, January 7, 2022 after a courageous 20 year battle with breast cancer at the Kobacker House in Columbus, Ohio. Funeral Services will be
Yannick Mangubu, 30, of Mason City, passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022 at the Marshalltown Medical Center in Marshalltown, Iowa. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 15, 2022,
TOLEDO, IOWA – A grand jury conducted an investigation and declined to bring charges after an Iowa officer shot a man dead last year. On October 28, 2021, at approximately 7:27 PM,
Linda Cross, 71, of Charles City, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022 at the Floyd County Medical Center in Charles City surrounded by her family. A celebration of Linda’s life will be
MASON CITY – Crystal Bell and Mary Jo Vrba have joined the North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) Alumni Advisory Board. Crystal Bell ‘75 of Mason City, graduated from NIACC with an
VALPARAISO, IN – UNI men’s basketball forced overtime but was unable to extend the game on the final shot as the Panthers fell to Valparaiso 83-80 on Wednesday night at the Athletics-Recreation
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Iowa dropped a Big Ten road contest tonight at Rutgers, 48-46. Tonight’s setback was just Iowa’s second in eight games, dating back to Dec. 18, 2021. The last three
CEDAR RAPIDS – An Iowa man who sexually exploited two girls and committed child pornography offenses was sentenced on January 18, 2022, to 140 years in federal prison. Nathan Nosley, age 30,
Therese Marie Cohrs was born on September 17, 1955 in Estherville, Iowa to Albert “Gene” & Mary (Moran) Sweely. She passed away on January 8, 2022 at Avera Holy Family Hospital in
Julie K. (Moore) King, the daughter of William and Carol (Fuller) Moore, was born October 2, 1958 in Emmetsburg, Iowa. She passed away Thursday, January 6, 2022, at her home in Wallingford,
Shirley Ann Walders, the daughter of Edwin and Helen (Enger) Janssen, was born April 4, 1937, on her grandparent’s farm near Cylinder, Iowa. She departed this life on Saturday, January 8, 2022,
Wade Wegner, the son of Jerry Lee and Karen (Johanson) Wegner, was born on September 8, 1967 in Fairmont, MN. He passed away on January 8, 2022 at Hancock County Health Systems
MASON CITY – The City of Mason City is looking to hand half of the local taxes collected from the allegedly soon-to-be-built downtown hotel to a “non-profit” to run the Music Man
CORALVILLE – A man convicted of lascivious acts with a child in Floyd county has died in an Iowa prison. Charles Earl Thompson was pronounced deceased due to natural causes at 9:29
FOREST CITY – Waldorf University to host poet and author Dana Yost on Tuesday, February 1st. The event is a part of the Distinguished Visiting Writers Series sponsored by the Waldorf University
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Kenneth G. Benjegerdes, 94, of Manly passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at the Manly Care Center. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at Bethel United
Ronald Henry Flatness, 89, passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022, in Des Moines, Iowa at MercyOne Medical Center. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:30am, Friday, January 14, 2022, at Trinity
Harriet “Henri” Skillen, 82, of Charles City Iowa, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022 at Lutheran Living Senior Campus in Muscatine. A funeral Mass for Harriet Skillen will be held at 11:00
Lori Johnson, 56, of Charles City, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, January 12, 2022. A funeral for Lori will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 21, 2022
FOREST CITY – The Waldorf University Men’s Wrestling team will take center stage at the Boman Fine Arts Center on Wednesday, Jan. 26th, in a first-of-its-kind event, the Battle at the Boman.
CLEAR LAKE – Iowa is in the middle of its annual bald eagle population survey and although the numbers are still coming in, all indications point to 2022 being a really good
AMES – Iowa State guard Gabe Kalscheur has been named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week after hitting six 3-pointers to lead the Cyclones to a 79-70 win over Texas on Saturday.
CEDAR FALLS – UNI men’s basketball eyes a sixth consecutive win as the Panthers travel to take on the Valparaiso Beacons in northwest Indiana on Wednesday night in Missouri Valley Conference (MVC)
AMES – No. 15 Iowa State faces its fifth top-25 opponent in the last six games when it travels to No. 18 Texas Tech for a Tuesday night Big 12 showdown. The