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Virginia (Patton) Lovik, 85, of Floyd, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2023. She had a daycare in her home and worked as an associate at the Charles City School system.
Lorraine T. Borcherding, 93, of Mason City, passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at the Heritage Care and Rehabilitation Center in Mason City. She enjoyed working at Sunbeam Preschool at Bethlehem Lutheran Church where she was a devoted member.
AMES – Oct. 8 will mark the 100th anniversary of the death of former Cyclone student-athlete Jack Trice. He died from football injuries received several days earlier in Minneapolis during a game against the University of Minnesota.
EARLY, IOWA – A Northern Iowa man flashed a handgun at a deputy trying to save his life from a burning garage and perished in the flames, according to authorities.
MASON CITY – Sutton Foster will perform at the North Iowa Community Auditorium on the NIACC campus at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 14, 2023.
POWESHIEK COUNTY – An Indiana man traveling through Iowa on Interstate 80 on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle clipped the rear of a semi, was ejected, and then struck by another semi in the roadway.
MASON CITY – The 18th annual John Pappajohn Iowa Entrepreneurial Venture Competition awarded $100,000 in cash prizes to nine Iowa ventures.
Eileen C. West, 74, of Mason City, died on Thursday, September 7, 2023, at the Heritage Care & Rehabilitation Center. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, September 15.
AMES – Iowa (2-0) defeated Iowa State (1-1), 20-13, in an Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series matchup on Saturday inside Jack Trice Stadium.
CEDAR FALLS – The UNI Panthers faced off with the Wildcats of Weber State on Saturday afternoon in their home opener for the 2023 season, dropping the contest 34-17.
KOSSUTH COUNTY – Northern Iowa law enforcement recently told Kim Reynolds that funding cutbacks for mental health facilities and other factors “have lead to a breakdown of emergency services” for people in crisis.