Chad Heinzel of Cedar Falls, an assistant professor of Earth Science and Science Education at UNI, met with State Senator Amanda Ragan of Mason City to discuss ways to get kids interested…
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Up rising (by Peter Children)
(Submitted to NorthIowaToday.com by Peter Children) Joe, Joker, and all other malcontents. Understand once and for all, its not about Peter Children, Max Weaver or Don Nelson’ s concern with age. Its…
Council communication session today at 4 PM
The City Council and Mayor Bookmeyer will meet Tuesday night for a communication session at 4 PM at City Hall and includes another touchy subject: discussion of removing human resources duties from…
Opportunity and need have intersected at Mason City Honda
by Joe Buttweiler – MASON CITY — Opportunity and need have intersected at Mason City Honda with the purchase and renovation of an adjacent property. “We were kind of cramped for space,”…
Iowa’s Unemployment System Gives Employers an Advantage
According to state officials, Iowa’s Unemployment Trust Fund is solvent and nationally recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor as one of the best unemployment systems in the country for taxes and…
From the Desk of Majority Leader Linda Upmeyer
The snow around the Capitol has all melted and the sun has been shining brightly on the dome. What great weather we have been having, who would believe it’s the middle of…
This week at the Cerro Gordo County Courthouse (week of Feb. 21, 2011)
MEETINGS AND AGENDAS FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 21, 2011 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2011COURTHOUSE CLOSED IN RECOGNITION OF PRESIDENTS’ DAY TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 20119:30 a.m. Board of Supervisors Regular Session ñ Boardroom10:00…
President’s Weekly Address: To Win the Future, America Must Win the Global Competition in Education
WASHINGTON ñ In this week’s address, President Obama said that the United States needs the best trained and best skilled workforce in the world to win the global competition for new jobs…
Two injured in Franklin county crash
A once car accident in Franklin county on Interstate 35 near the 164.4 mile marker left two children injured. Taralyne Johnson, 27, of Hampton was north bound on I-35 at 6:34 PM…
Call for artists from MacNider Museum
The MacNider is calling for entries for the 31st Annual Cerro Gordo Photo Show. All residents of Cerro Gordo County, high school age and over, and any student registered at NIACC for…
Huge adoption credits available to families
(Submitted to NorthIowaToday.com by David A. Grooters) With the signing of the new health care bill in 2010, adoptive parents received some very welcome news. Not only will the adoption tax credit…
School renovation work well underway
MASON CITY – Demolition of the old kitchen is nearly complete, the foundation for one of the new mechanical rooms is in place, and John Adams Middle School students have come to call their new dining area the “Cafenasium.”
Overall, the huge renovation project “seems to be going pretty smoothly,” said Steve Oudekerk of Holland Contracting. The Forest City-based company has been on site since September.
Unfair treatment (by Sandra Servantez)
(Submitted to NorthIowaToday.com by Sandra Servantez) City Council: In regards to the appointments I just read in the Globe Gazette about Mayor Bookmeyer’s appointments to the human rights commission I feel I…
Age factor (by Don Nelson)
(Submitted to NorthIowaToday.com by Don Nelson; letter is regarding Mayor Bookmeyer’s appointments to boards and commissions) If age is a factor, and I repeat, if, in your consideration to nominate the candidates…
From the Capitol to You (from Rep. Sharon Steckman)
We are beginning to hear what the consequences of the Governor’s proposed budget for 2012 will be.|(Press release from Rep. Sharon Steckman) We are beginning to hear what the consequences of the…
Harkin Statement on the Wisconsin Budget Protest
WASHINGTON, D.C. ñ Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today issued the following statement on the budget protest in Wisconsin:|WASHINGTON, D.C. ñ Senator…
Mayor approves three applicants for Human Rights Commission
Mayor Eric Bookmeyer moved quickly after Tuesday’s direction from the City Council and brought forward three applicants for the Human Rights Commission.|Mayor Eric Bookmeyer moved quickly after Tuesday’s direction from the City…
Steckman, Ragan hold public forum Saturday morning; cover a range of issues
Representative Sharon Steckman and Senator Amanda Ragan met the public in an open forum Saturday morning in Mason City at the Mason City Library. A range of issues were covered, including health…
Mayor approves three applicants for Human Rights Commission
MASON CITY – Mayor Eric Bookmeyer moved quickly after Tuesday’s direction from the City Council and brought forward three applicants for the Human Rights Commission. The City Council voted 4-2 at Tuesday…
Fight at Wendy’s leads to arrest
Mason City police officers responded to disturbance call at Wendy’s, 1017 South Federal Ave, 9:49 PM on Wednesday evening. There was a fight in progress between three subjects. One 30 year-old subject…
Possible counterfeit bill passed at Casey’s
Mason City police officers responded to a call and took a report about possible counterfeit money at Casey;s convenience store, 1361 12th Street NW in Mason City on Thursday at 10:55 PM.|
Willow Creek about to flood again (by Jerry Anderson)
(Submitted to NorthIowaToday.com by Jerry Anderson) It seems that spring has sprung so to speak and Willow Creek is about to go out of her banks once again this year. I know…
Winnebago River ice melting early
NorthIowaToday.com contributor Joe Buttweiler observed the Winnebago River Friday afternoon. Sunshine floods the sky as the Winnebago River approaches its bank along Birch Drive on Friday morning in Mason City. While Thursday’s…
MacNider Art Museum Hosts Closing Reception for Larry Welo: Quiet Landscapes
Larry Welo: Quiet Landscapes will close in the MacNider Art Museum’s Center Space Gallery on Saturday, February, 26. Join us at 1 pm for the exhibition’s closing reception. Quiet Landscapes features the…
MacNider Art Museum’s Films in February, Movies in March Continues with My Architect
The MacNider Art Museum’s 2011 Winter Film Series, Films in February, Movies in March, continues Saturday, February 26th, at 2:00 p.m. with My Architect. This is the fourth installment in the 2011…
Kite festival still on for Saturday
The 10th annual Color the Wind Kite Festival is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday off the Seawall in downtown Clear Lake.|CLEAR LAKE ñ Warm weather is great, but if…
Targeting Websites Dedicated to Stealing American Intellectual Property
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck GrassleySenate Committee on the Judiciary|Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck GrassleySenate Committee on the Judiciary Mr. Chairman, I appreciate your holding this hearing on this very important subject….
Grassley seeks full audit and accountability for use of funds by law enforcement officials
WASHINGTON ñ Senator Chuck Grassley has asked the Commerce Secretary to ensure a full accounting and appropriate discipline for abusive spending of asset forfeiture funds collected by federal law enforcement officials at…
Time for the truth (by Peter Children)
(Submitted to NorthIowaToday.com by Peter Children) To those of you who visit this site, you are aware of the controversy swirling around the HR issues. In a democratic society that’s to be…
Protecting educational opportunity in tough times
This week I voted to increase basic state funding for our local schools by two percent. This money will be used during the 2011-2012 school year for textbooks, heating bills, technology and…
Harkin Supports Agenda to ìWin the Futureî
WASHINGTON ñ Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) voiced his support for the pro-growth, jobs-focused agenda outlined by Senate Democratic leaders today, which includes investments in education and workforce development.|WASHINGTON ñ Senator Tom Harkin…
Iowa’s graduation rate rises
(Press release from Rep. Sharon Steckman) This afternoon Director of Education John Glass announced that Iowa’s graduation rate for 2010 rose to 88.88 %. An improvement over last year’s 87.3%. Some of…
Condition of the Iowa National Guard
(Press release from Sen. Amanda Ragan) Brigadier General Tim Orr, the Adjutant General of the Iowa National Guard, spoke to a joint session of the Iowa Legislature on Wednesday, February 16. Due…
Workforce development cutting centers
Below is a joint statement concerning the announcement this afternoon by Teresa Wahlert, Governor Branstad’s appointee as head of Workforce Development. The closing of 39 Workforce Centers will cost 107 Iowa jobs.|(From…
More from Tuesday’s City Council meeting
The Mason City City Council met Tuesday night, and voted on the following action items on the agenda.|The Mason City City Council met Tuesday night, and voted on the following action items…
President’s Day Holiday Service
City offices will be closed on Monday, February 21, in observance of President’s Day. City transit buses will be operating on this day. The make-up day for garbage and recyclable service for…
Council and Mayor grapple with Human Rights Commission appointments
The tension was thick in the Mason City Room Tuesday night. Mayor Eric Bookmeyer and the City Council were set to discuss his methodology of appointing commissioners to the Mason City Human…
Visually Creating and Communicating
CLEAR LAKE, IA—Everyone has a story. How can we tell it well and make it memorable? Those are the guiding elements as Dave Hansen establishes MinnIowa Media to produce video for internet…
One-car crash leads to minor injury
A one car crash on Highway 9 just west of 120th Street led to a minor injury on February 11th. The crash, which took place as 11:21 PM, injured 67 year-old Janice…
Gipinski gives presentation on NIDAT group
An update on the North Iowa Diversity Appreciation Team (NIDAT) was presented to the City Council and the public by Dan Gipinski, a co-chair of the organization. Gipinski says that NIDAT has…