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Barbara “Barb” A. Demaray June 13th, 1932 – February 10th, 2022 Barbara A. Demaray, age 89, of Northwood, Iowa passed away at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City, Iowa on
Herbert Hackbarth, age 92 of Spirit Lake and formerly of Lotts Creek., passed away Thursday, February 24, 2022, at Aspire of Estherville. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 5th at
Marie Elizabeth Daley passed away on February 25, 2022. Marie was born in McGregor, Iowa on September 20, 1926 to Herman and Alice (Schneider) Coobs. Marie graduated from McGregor High School in
GENEVA, Ohio – University of Iowa track and field won its second consecutive Men’s Big Ten Indoor Championships at the SPIRE Institute on Saturday. The Hawkeyes edged Ohio State by a 117-102
AMES – Izaiah Brockington collected his sixth conference weekly honor of the season as he earned his second-consecutive Big 12 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week accolade. Brockington is the first Cyclone
DES MOINES – Secretary of State Paul Pate announces 34 State Senate seats will be up for election in Iowa this year. During most general elections, 25 of the 50 seats are
DES MOINES – An estimated 2,200 students from more than 125 schools from across Iowa will be in the Richard O. Jacobson Exhibition Center (Bullseye) and the 4H Building (3D) at the
PALO ALTO COUNTY – A Northern Iowa man is charged with murder in connection to a Palo Alto County homicide case from 2020. On the evening of February 28, 2022, members of
MASON CITY – Chris Watts announced today that he will seek re-election to the County Board of Supervisors. Watts is completing his second term. The State of Iowa re-organized the precincts in
MASON CITY – The State of Iowa re-organized the precincts in Cerro Gordo county, setting up an election for all three seats on the Board of Supervisors. According to Cerro Gordo County Auditor
IOWA CITY – Iowa defeated Northwestern, 82-61, Monday night in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa has won seven of their last eight games to improve to 21-8 overall and 11-7 in the Big Ten.
Funeral Mass for Merlin Eischeid will be celebrated at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, March 3, 2022, at Divine Mercy Parish – St. Cecelia Church in Algona with Monsignor Ed Girres officiating. Inurnment
Nancy R. Whitesell, 78, passed away at the Northwood Lutheran Retirement home on Monday, February 14, 2022. She was born in Sioux City, Iowa on May 7, 1943. Paul and Clara Whitesell
ST. LOUIS – UNI guard AJ Green and forward Noah Carter have been named All-Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Team selections, as announced by the league office on Tuesday. Green was selected to
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa men’s basketball sophomore Keegan Murray has been named the Big Ten Player of the Week, it was announced Monday by the Big Ten Conference Office. The
SIOUX CITY – A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine and illegally possessed a firearm was sentenced on February 28, 2022, to 15 years in federal prison. Joshua Currier, 31 from Spencer,
CHICAGO – UNI Track and Field ‘s Isaiah Trousil set a new MVC, facility and UNI program record to win the 200-meter dash at the Indoor Missouri Valley Championships. Trousil posted a
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa sophomore Caitlin Clark was named Big Ten Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday. Clark has tallied 31-career Big Ten weekly honors – 13 freshman,
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announces the formation a new 11-member, bipartisan Auditors Advisory Group to assist in administration of the 2022 elections. The auditors represent urban and
AMES – A historic crowd of 13,907 was on hand to see No. 8 Iowa State (24-5, 13-4 Big 12) on Monday night at Hilton Coliseum, but the Cyclones fell to No.