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DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, September 15, 2023, in honor and remembrance of Kevin Cram of the Algona Police Department who was shot and killed in the line of duty on September 13, 2023,
Nathan “Nate” Allen Williams, 65, of Portland, IA, passed away September 1, 2023 peacefully at his home after a courageous battle with leukemia.
WEBSTER CITY – A Northern Iowa man is dead after riding in a pickup truck that went through a stop sign and into a ditch.
ALGONA – Tragedy has unfolded in Algona as a police officer was shot and killed Wednesday night and a fugitive suspect was caught in Minnesota and arrested on a charge of first-degree murder.
MESERVEY – A Meservey man suffered minor injuries this morning after he lost control of his vehicle and struck a utility pole.
KOSSUTH COUNTY – After a small, Northern Iowa gas station was robbed last month, authorities in multi counties in Iowa as well as in Nebraska and Minnesota worked together to investigate multiple alleged crimes and zero in on two men in Mason City who are now behind bars.
Tim Hovey, 67, of Charles City, passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City with his family by his side. Tim graduated from Charles City Senior High School in 1974.
CEDAR FALLS – Four former members of the UNI men’s basketball program have signed new professional contracts, extending their careers in leagues across the world.
AMES – McFarland Clinic, Iowa’s largest physician-owned multi-specialty clinic, has agreed to become the first tenant in CYTown, Iowa State University’s multi-use district currently under construction between Jack Trice Stadium and the Iowa State Center.
Manuel Eugene Ortega, 64, of Sacramento, CA passed away on September 7, 2023, at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City, IA, surrounded by loved ones.
MASON CITY – The following are the expenses paid by Cerro Gordo county and Board of Supervisor meeting minutes for the period ending on September 11, 2023: