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WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is receiving antibiotic infusions at an area hospital to treat an infection.
BOONE – A Mason City man narrowly avoided a long stretch behind bars for his crimes.
DALLAS, TEXAS – A Texas man who evidently doesn’t really like Donald Trump has been charged with 33-counts of filing fraudulent tax returns, and supporters of the ex-President are ecstatic at the development.
DES MOINES – As the frigid Midwestern breezes and equally chilly voters sent third-place Nikki Haley limping out of Iowa, the former UN ambassador blasted the GOP’s clear choice for President, proclaiming “he can’t hide.”
CHARLES CITY – Cold weather and furnaces running at peak levels may produce a carbon monoxide hazard, as one home in Charles City found out Monday evening.
MASON CITY – The Mason City council will meet tonight and send a message to Alliant Energy that their proposed 20% rate hike won’t be well-received by the community.
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Tuesday morning in Europe.
The Cyclones added offensive lineman Dylan Barrett (6-5, 320, St. Charles, Illinois, East HS/Wisconsin), kicker Carter Davis (6-0, 210, East Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Western HS/Florida Atlantic) and running back Jaylon Jackson (5-6, 168, Burleson, Texas, Centennial HS/Eastern Michigan).
Caecilia “Lia” Ebert, a remarkable woman who touched the lives of many, passed away on January 8, 2024, at the age of 98. A small family service, accompanied by a few close friends, will be held on January 17, 2024.
Orville Dean M. Theilen, 83, of Nora Springs, passed away Friday, January 12, 2024 at the Nora Springs Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 1 PM Thursday, January 18, 2024 at the Fertile Lutheran Church.
Within minutes after “voting” at 7 PM, proud Iowa voters gave a victory to a man defeated in the 2020 election by 7 million votes, who faces 91 felonies and other lawsuits across four jurisdictions. A man who led an insurrection on the U.S. Capitol, thrown off ballots in Colorado and Maine because of it. A man liable for rape and owing an elderly woman millions of dollars that he cannot stop defaming. A man who appears at least 7 times on the flight logs connected to dead pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. A man on the verge of losing his fortune in New York after a judge found him liable for fraud. A man who told Iowans if they die voting for him, it will be worth it.
MASON CITY – Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives will perform at the North Iowa Community Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 25, 2024.
IOWA CITY — University of Iowa National Player of the Year candidate, Caitlin Clark, earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors the conference office announced on Monday.
IOWA CITY – The #2 Iowa Hawkeyes will host the Wisconsin Badgers on Jan. 16. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. (CT) inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Tuesday’s contest will be televised on Peacock (subscription required) and the Hawkeye Radio Network.
Leroy Leonard White, 63, of Mason City, Iowa passed away December 18, 2023, in Mason City, Iowa. A come and go Celebration of Life for Leroy White will be 2:00 to 5:00 pm, Saturday, January 20, 2024, at Linn’s Funeral Home.
PROVO, UTAH – Iowa State hits the road for the first of two Top 25 battles this week, as the Cyclones face No. 20 BYU Tuesday night in Provo. This will be the first meeting between the Cyclones and Cougars with both teams being in the AP Top 25 Poll.
In the vibrant city of Winnipeg, the need for efficient drain cleaning is a recurring theme for both homeowners and businesses. The freezing winters, which can lead to pipe bursts, and the