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AMES – No. 12 Iowa State couldn’t capture that Hilton magic Saturday night and fell at home to Baylor, 76-70.
The following is a legislative update from Republican State Rep. Shannon Latham, representing portions of Franklin, Hamilton, Story and Wright counties in Iowa House District 55:
IOWA CITY – Iowa and Illinois engaged in a back-and-forth struggle today but Iowa had just enough to survive the Fighting Illini, 81-79, to notch their third-straight win.
SOUTH CAROLINA – China’s spy balloon was shot down today by fighter aircraft over U.S. airspace, the department of defense confirms.
DICKINSON COUNTY – Five men saved an elderly man and his dog Saturday at the Iowa great lakes area when the man’s Jeep left a roadway and plunged into icy waters.
AMES – The No. 13 Iowa State Cyclones remained unbeaten at home in soundly defeating No. 8 Kansas, 68-53, Saturday afternoon in Hilton Coliseum.
MASON CITY – The following are the expenses paid by Cerro Gordo county and Board of Supervisor meeting minutes for the period ending on January 30, 2023:
BOONE COUNTY – Two Iowa women are dead after a t-bone car accident in Boone county.
Bill Stoynoff, the son of Nick and Tonna Stoynoff, died January 30th of cardiac and renal failure brought on by amyloidosis. He was 92. Bill was born June 27, 1930 in Mason City, Iowa and spent his entire life living in the area.
David D. Brunner, age 79, of Osage, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2023, at MCRHC with family by his side.
Ronald “Ronnie” Eugene Woolery, “Skin Tight”, 75, passed away on Saturday January 28, 2023 in his Mason City, IA home.
RURAL FORT DODGE – A man was found dead in a bean field near Fort Dodge almost seven years ago, and police say they now have a suspect in custody, charged with murder in the first degree.
A Celebration of Life service will be held on Tuesday, Feb 7th, at 11:00AM at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 North Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, with Rev. Dan Gerrietts officiating.
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Corrections (IDOC) announced personnel changes that will occur at the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility (FDCF) and the Anamosa State Penitentiary (ASP).
Stella Mae Eischen passed to eternal life on February 1, 2023, at the Kossuth Regional Health Center, Algona, Iowa, surrounded by family and friends. Stella was born to William and Esther (Wolf) Mayer on Christmas Day, 1924, on a farm near St. Benedict, Iowa.
CEDAR FALLS — UNI led every bout from the opening whistle to the final horn on Friday night as the Panthers dominated the California Baptist Lancers in a 44-0 rout inside the McLeod Center in Big 12 action.