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We who live in North Iowa are mired in a culinary wasteland surrounded by bad food and unimangative menus. I just returned from having dinner in a nearby small town;(Floyd) I went…

A group called the Christian broadcasting ministry claims Judgment Day is coming on May 21 and the world will end five months later. Do you believe this prophecy? If the world was…

Its bad enough to have only one newspaper in this city, but when the management and its staff…at least 90% are biased, it only makes it much worse. John Skipper’s article in…

Mason City YMCA officials met with Senator Amanda Ragan at the Statehouse on March 2.|The YMCA serves thousands of Iowans through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body. Liz Conley of…

1. Beginning in tax year 2010 the credit is refundable, meaning that you can get it even if you owe no tax.2. For tax year 2010 you must file a paper tax…

The Mason City Sunrise Rotary held a celebration Thursday morning at the Mason City Library. The Mason City Sunrise Rotary gave two grants that morning to local entities that serve youth in…

Saturday, April 2, 2011 at Mason City High School The Mason City High School gymnasium will be transformed to a Renaissance theme for a spectacular event that includes food and entertainment for…

The following information was emailed from Mason City School officials and obtained by NorthIowaToday.com: “Dear MCHS families, The MCHS students and staff showed tremendous flexibility and patience with the extra security measures…

I want to draw a comparison to the recent awarding of $85,000 to Shane Philpott’s Christian Fellowship Church for “slanderous” comments allegedly made by Logan Wernet and Michael Lashbrook, with slanderous damage…

North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) Student Senate will sponsor a blood drive on Wednesday, March 9, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Activity Center on the NIACC campus. Members…

Prison Population Forecast Report. The Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning Division (CJJPD) of the Department of Human Rights released its report entitled, “Iowa’s Prison Population Forecast FY 2010ñ FY 2020.” The Report…

As of December 31, 2010, 16 school districts have formed merger agreements for the school year beginning in the fall of 2011 (2011-2012 school year). Based on the current number of mergers,…

Miami Herald Op-ed by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan: Fixing Struggling Schools An excerpt of the op-ed by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is printed below. “Every day educators across the country…

As promised, this week was really intense as committees worked hard to vote out bills before the end of “funnel week”. Unfortunately I was often in those meetings when visitors from Mason…

All residents of Cerro Gordo County, high school age and over, and any student registered at NIACC (North Iowa Area Community College) for the spring or summer semesters of 2011, are invited…

The following information was emailed from Mason City School officials and obtained by NorthIowaToday.com: “To Mason City High School Families, At lunch on Thursday, March 3, 2011 a student found a note…

The Mason City Human Rights Commission met Thursday and approved three applicants for the three vacancies on the commission. Two approved were brought by Mayor Eric Bookmeyer; a third applicant was selected…

Gov. Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced they will continue with their third week of town hall meetings as part of their “Jobs for Iowa” tour. “Our first…

WASHINGTON ñ Senator Chuck Grassley today introduced legislation to build on key reforms to fight fraud in Medicare and Medicaid. The measure comes the day of a Senate Finance Committee hearing exploring…

WASHINGTON ñToday, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) testified before the Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services and International Security at a hearing entitled “Preventing Abuse of the Military’s Tuition…

WASHINGTON, D.C. ñ Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed a two-week temporary measure to keep the government funded through March 18, 2011. The measure…

WASHINGTON, D.C. ñ Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced that the University of Iowa has been awarded two separate grants totaling $1,228,328 to perform medical research. The funding was awarded by the…

MASON CITY, Iowa – Time is running out for area schools and daycares to use field trip subsides at the Charles H. MacNider Museum. By filling out a simple form at the…

MASON CITY ñ The irony of the Mason City Public Library renovation is inescapable. Some have asked: Why spend so much ($9.2 million) to improve the physical building when much if not…

From Cerro Gordo County Public Health Department: Save the date! Health Fest 2011 will be held on Thursday, April 7th from 4:00 – 6:30 p.m. at Southbridge Mall. Bring the whole family…

MASON CITY — Renovation of the Mason City Public Library has helped increase circulation of materials and transform it into what Library Director Mary Markwalter calls “an indoor park” for acquiring knowledge….

On February 23, Hazel Chuck, Reta Herdas and Margaret Schulter, Mason City residents and members of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), traveled to the Iowa Statehouse to speak up for…

Each year Iowans volunteer hundreds of hours through the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP). Volunteers mentor, help at food pantries, and help their community in a variety of other ways. On February…

The Mason City City Council ok’d on first reading Tuesday night new rules for selecting Human Rights Commissioners that would diminish the Mayor’s role. The ordinance will need to pass two more…

(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today announced the names of the individuals he has appointed to Iowa’s boards and commissions. “These individuals share our administration’s vision of laying a solid…

WASHINGTON, D.C. ñ Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed a two-week temporary measure to keep the government funded through March 18, 2011. The measure…

North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) will host a Career Conference for all eighth-grade students in the NIACC region on Friday, March 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the NIACC…

I thought it would never happen, but it has. I’ve had it with the government of Mason City. I’ve lived in this town for 34 of my forty three years and thought…

The Sixth Annual Cannonball Day line up has been announced by Friends of the 457, the volunteer group working in conjunction with the City of Mason City to restore and preserve the…

Mason City’s proposed budget for 2011-2012, that was worked out at City Hall over the past two months, barely was passed Tuesday night as the political games were ratcheted up a notch.|The…

MASON CITY, IA—Got a kid with some extra steam? There’s a new place to get rid of it in Mason City and to help propel a unique locomotive project. Story by Dave…

“Spring Break at Lime Creek” will be held on Wednesday, March 16 from 1 ñ 3 p.m. at the Lime Creek Nature Center. Elementary age children accompanied by an adult are invited…