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Mason City police responded to a disturbance call at Dillinger’s Bar at 1617 South Monroe in Mason City on December 19th. NorthIowaToday.com was told by a witness that one subject had inadvertently…

Mason City police officers responded to a suspicion call at 207 8th Place SE at 2:09 PM on Christmas day. Officers talked to a subject about “seeing things.” The subject decided it…

A driver from Illinois was attempting to pass a vehicle driven by 53 year-old Bobbie Graham of Klemme on I-35 southbound near the 196.85 mile marker, two miles north of Clear Lake,…

A semi-truck driven by 31 year-old Suad Arapovic of Urbandale was headed south on I-35 on December 20 at 2:30 PM when Arapovic lost control of the vehicle and it crossed the…

A Pickup truck with a flatbed attached jackknifed on December 21st causing about $50,000 in damage. Ibragimov Sherzodbek, 27, of Overland Park Kansas, was drink north on I-35 at 8 AM near…

On December 22, 2010 Mason City Police responded to a possible altering of a written prescription at Wal-Mart in Mason City. An investigation into the incident led to the arrest of Donna…

MASON CITY, Iowa – Visitors to the Charles H. MacNider Museum will notice two new pieces of artwork hanging in the Beck Gallery. Revolt on the Amistad and Horse Sense were placed…

(News release from Fullerton Funeral Home) Last January both furnaces in the Fullerton Funeral Home located at 120 S. 3rd St. in Rockwell, Iowa shut down and the building froze up. The…

Mason City Police officers responded to at least nine requests for help MASON CITY – Mason City Police officers responded to at least nine requests for help over the last week from…

The Globe Gazette got on Tuesday’s City Council agenda and asked to be the “official publication of record.” The Globe got that, and more, once Council began discussing the issue. The two…

The City Council may consider a breed ban or other measures on animals the Council deems “potentially vicious.” This comes in the wake of a much-publicized pit bull attack on a mailman…

Three Mason City police officers responded to a call about an irate customer at Bank of America at 25 West State Street in Mason City on December 21 at 1:49 PM. The…

Mason City Police officers were dispatched to Hy-Vee at 551 S Illinois Ave on December 22 at 12:20 PM for a shoplifter. Subject pushed a cart of items out of the store…

Mason City police officers investigated a counterfeit / forgery call December 22 at Wal-Mart at 12:42 PM.|

A public forum is held at the end of every City Council meeting in Mason City. The public has an opportunity to address the Mayor and Council for five minutes on any…

City offices will be closed on Friday, December 31, 2010, in observance of the New Year’s Day holiday. There will be no sanitation service on this day. The make-up day for sanitation…

Brian Pauly, the Interim Recreation Department Manager in Mason City, has told NorthIowaToday.com tonight that the department has finished installing ice on the ice skating rink at Ray Rorick Park. “The parks…

A complaint was called into the Cerro Gordo County Public Health Department concerning eight people that became sick after they had eaten at the Other Place in Mason City on December 10,…

Rob Wilcox is a happy man. NIACC and Mason City have selected a new location to build a fire training center. Originally, it was to be built just to the east of…

The City Council approved its goals and priorities for 2011 but not without showing that all members were not fully in support.|The City Council approved its goals and priorities for 2011 but…

Kate Neuswanger, 21, of New Brighton, Minnesota was driving north on I-35 around noon on December 2o when the snow and ice covered road caused her to lose control of her vehicle….

Mason City Police Officers Tiffany Creekmur, Charlie Connor, Lane Siefken and Ed Walthall were honored for their bravery during a traffic accident on October 27, 2010 that claimed the life of a…

Who knew fast food would cost so much in the end? Abby Lee Tripp plead guilty on December 13, 2010 to two counts of forgery. Tripp admitted that on on or about…

With the announcement that the IRS will not be mailing out tax forms to individuals in 2011, the Mason City Public Library wants to remind patrons that tax forms will be available…

Kenneth Waller, 40, of Minnetonka, Minnesota was driving north at 9 AM on December 16 near the 185.9 mile marker on I-35 when he encountered an ice patch on the roadway and…

Architectural firm Waggoner & Wineinger has designed an alternative plan for a multi-purpose complex development that has been proposed for downtown Mason City, and will present their plan at tonight’s City Council…

A southbound driver on I-35 near the 197.9 mile marker ended up in the ditch last Friday, December 17. According to an Iowa State Patrol report, eighteen year old Leanna Lynn Powell…

Snow falling from a rooftop at Menard’s at 540 village Green Drive in Mason City and injuring a man has prompted a lawsuit. According to a lawsuit filed on December 13th, 2010,…

Floyd County Sheriff’s Department and Iowa State Patrol responded to a snowmobile accident Saturday December 18th at noon.Cory Mutch, age 31, was riding a 2006 Arctic Cat snowmobile with a group of…

Hampton Police and the Franklin County Sheriff responded to a single car accident at the corner of Quail Ave. and Central Ave. near Hampton on Sunday afternoon. A 2000 Buick Century driven…

Pictured above, a stretch of a City-owned bicycle path near NIACC married housing and a pond. Kathy Schroeder was biking on the path August 7th when she encountered a Mason City police…

Do you or your family have special Holiday traditions, or just special ways of celebrating Christmas or New Year’s?||

Where are the best food and specials at lunchtime in North Iowa? Let everyone know what you know.||

City Council in Mason City will take up the issue of closing Birch Drive in Mason City at Tuesday, December 21st meeting. City Councilman Scott Tornquist is requesting approval to close Birch…

The Mason City Public Library renovation was recently completed. Here are the details on where the money was spent:– Legal fees: $28,203– Architect/Engineer fees: $586,893– Signage: $50,397– Environmental study/abatement: $77,542– Furniture fixtures…

City offices will be closed on Friday, December 24, 2010. City transit buses will be operating on that day. No garbage or recyclables will be picked up on this day. The make-up…

Mason City, IA ñ The Mason City Fire Department wants to help everyone enjoy the holiday season and Put a Freeze on Winter Fires. “There are a few things that could make…

The City of Mason City is currently taking bids for construction services related to the mothballing of eleven historic structures that have been or will be acquired as a part of our…