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CLEAR LAKE – Police in Clear Lake were alerted to the theft of a Sea-Doo watercraft and quickly unraveled the mystery as to who the alleged culprits are. On August 27, 2018,
Patsy Rouse, 76, of Charles City, passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at the Floyd County Medical Center in Charles City under the care of hospice and with her family around her.
NORTHWOOD – A Mason City man lead law enforcement on a high-speed chase before surrendering in Winnebago county. On August 28, 2018 at approximately 10:51 PM, a deputy with the Worth County
WEBSTER CITY – The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office out of Webster City has arrested a man involved in two separate sexual assaults which occurred in July of this year. Mason Reilly, 26,
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa football team will resume its day-after-Thanksgiving meeting with Nebraska beginning in 2022, as the Big Ten Conference announced the entire slate of Big Ten football
IOWA CITY – The following is the latest football media conference from University of Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz, held Tuesday, August 28, 2018: KIRK FERENTZ: Welcome and good afternoon to everybody.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 4.2 percent in the second quarter of 2018, according to the “second” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The growth rate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A U.S. soldier who kissed the ISIS flag, swore allegiance to the terrorist group and was ready to go on a shooting spree has been found guilty and faces
FOREST CITY – A North Iowa man will spend the rest of his life in prison for sexual abuse of two girls. A guilty verdict was rendered back in April for Chad
MASON CITY – The NIACC volleyball team opened its home and ICCAC season with a 3-0 win over Southwestern Wednesday night in the NIACC gym. NIACC (3-2 overall) won 25-15, 25-19, 25-23.
MASON CITY – A Cerro Gordo county volunteer retired this week and was honored with a certificate. Jack Davis stepped down this week after 23 years as a volunteer serving on the Cerro
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former vice president at Center Point Bank & Trust who aided and abetted the obstruction of an FDIC examination pled guilty on August 27, 2018. Martin Smith, age
MASON CITY – NIACC today announced its Spring 2018 President’s and Dean’s List. NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESIDENT’S LIST 2018 SPRING TERM (Students who complete a minimum of six semester hours
MASON CITY – Current Cerro Gordo County Deputy Louie Bram is pleased to announce that he will be running for county auditor in the November 6, 2018 general election. In just over
The following is an update from Iowa Democrats: Labor Day Celebrations in Iowa From better wages to the weekend to safe working conditions, all Iowans benefit today from the hard work of
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff effective immediately until sunset on Sunday, September 2, 2018, in honor and remembrance of Sen. John
BOONE – Iowa’s pheasant hunters can expect to find more birds this fall when they head to the fields, predict state wildlife experts. That forecast is based on the recently completed statewide
GRANGER, IOWA – Suspicious financial transactions in excess of $200K in an Iowa school district has landed a woman in jail. On January 31, 2018, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, with
MASON CITY – Due to the possibility of severe weather Tuesday afternoon, the NIACC men’s and women’s soccer matches against Lake Superior College have been canceled. Both teams were slated to play
RURAL CERRO GORDO COUNTY – A Greene woman was hurt in two-car crash Monday in rural Cerro Gordo county. On August 27, 2018 at approximately 4:51 PM, Cerro Gordo county deputies were
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Republican U.S. Senator Joni Ernst is divorcing her husband, according to a statement released Monday from her Congressional office. The statement reads: “Senator Ernst and her husband, Gail, are
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of actions the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take to assist farmers in response to trade damage from unjustified
WILMINGTON, N.C. – Nineteen foreign nationals were charged with unlawfully voting in the 2016 elections Friday, and a U.S. citizen was charged with aiding and abetting an alien to falsely claim U.S.
MASON CITY — Recent storms have caused a great deal of damage throughout North Iowa. One of the more serious concerns is power outages. When a power outage occurs, your refrigerated and
CITY OF MASON CITY Publication Report 8/23/2018 Payee Description Amount —————————————— ——————— ABSOLUTE WASTE REMOVAL BUILDING REPAIRS AND MAINTEN 182.83 AGVANTAGE FS INCMATERIAL 1,605.00 ANDERSON, KAREN CAMPGROUND COMMISSIONS 5,114.70 ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES
Cerro Gordo county expense report, August 21, 2018: Download the PDF file .
MASON CITY – Don O’Connor of Mason City announced today that he has accepted the Republican Party nomination for Cerro Gordo county auditor in an upcoming election. Mr. O’Connor’s statement: “I am
BUTLER COUNTY – A frisky feline caused a Parkersburg teen to lose control of his Malibu, send his sled tumbling into a ditch. Nicholas Grill was traveling eastbound on Highway 57 in
DAVENPORT – NIACC’s Abdiaziz Wako placed fifth at the NJCAA Region XI men’s time trial Saturday at Crow Creek Park. Wako, a sophomore, covered the five-kilometer course in 17 minutes, 30 seconds
DAVENPORT – The NIACC women’s cross country team placed third at the NJCAA Region XI time trial on Saturday with 58 points at Crow Creek Park. Iowa Central won the women’s time
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Arizona Senator John McCain passed away Saturday, August 25, from cancer. Iowa’s top elected officials responded with statements: Gov. Kim Reynolds issued the following statement Saturday night on the
ROCKWELL – Adam Wedmore of Rockwell announced today that he has accepted the Democratic Party nomination for Cerro Gordo county auditor in an upcoming election. Mr. Wedmore’s announcement: “I am proud to
NORTHWOOD – A man on probation for felony theft will be arraigned Monday after police say he swallowed half a gram of meth as cops chased him through Worth county earlier this
RURAL MASON CITY – An alleged distracted driver and his passenger avoided injury after a vehicle rollover accident outside Mason City late Saturday night. According to the Cerro Gordo county sheriff’s
WORTH COUNTY – The Worth county sheriff’s office has taken a number of drunk drivers to jail in recent days. On August 26, 2018 at 2:43 AM, a Worth County Deputy conducted
WORTH COUNTY – A Worth county deputy was nearly struck by a drunk driver and the culprit was chased down by the fearless law enforcement officer and arrested on several charges, the
AMES, IOWA – Four Iowa State freshmen football players have been suspended for “poor choices,” the team announced today. “Four freshmen – Tayvonn Kyle, Jaeveyon Morton, Joseph Scates and Dallas Taylor-Cortez –
MANCHESTER, IOWA – An Iowa man has been jailed after allegedly burning a woman’s clothes in her front yard before applying a choke upon her. On August 21, 2018, Manchester, Iowa Police
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds recently announced members on the three Governor’s Empower Rural Iowa Initiative task forces, and the list includes two Clear Lake women. Last month, the governor signed
DES MOINES – The Iowa State Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy yesterday, August 22, 2018, on the body confirmed to be Mollie Tibbetts, and drew some preliminary conclusions as to the manner