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Deborah Kay (Bartholomew) Ballantyne went home to be with her heavenly Father on Monday, October 2, 2023 after a yearlong battle with cancer. Visitation will be held Thursday, October 5, 2023 at Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel.
NEW HAMPTON – A Charles City man is in serious trouble after he allegedly caused damage in a school parking lot in New Hampton.
SIOUX CITY – An Iowa man caught with sadistic and masochistic child porn images in his cloud storage will have plenty of time to dream about his fantasies in a federal prison cell.
IOWA CITY – Iowa lost a lot of talent from last year’s team, but the good news is that the point guard position appears to be a strong point for this year’s team, along with newcomers who will play big roles.
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa women’s basketball team was selected No. 1 in the Preseason Big Ten Coaches and Media polls. Junior guard Caitlin Clark was voted Preseason Player of the Year in both polls.
Michael “Mike” E. Moorehead, 92, of Mason City, IA, passed away, Sunday, October 1, 2023. He served in active combat in WWII as a communications officer in Germany.
Timothy “Tim” Carlson, 72, of Mason City, IA, passed away peacefully September 28, 2023 in hospice at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center after a year and nine months battling two cancers.
CLERMONT, IOWA – When stumbling home from a night of drinking, one must resist the urge to bribe police or face stiff consequences.
MASON CITY – The following award winners were announced at the opening reception of Iowa Crafts: 46 at the Charles H. MacNider Art Museum on Saturday, September 30, at 2:30 p.m.
MASON CITY – The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North Iowa Area SBDC announced Kayla Nagel of Fizz Co. in Clear Lake as the October 2023 Entrepreneur of the Month.
WASHINGTON — FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) on Wednesday, Oct. 4.