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by Matt Marquardt – There might be fewer impromptu bull sessions at 9:56 AM Tuesday mornings in the supervisor’s office at the Cerro Gordo courthouse after Globe Gazette wage-earner John Skipper punished

KABUL, Afghanistan – While the coalition force investigation into the accidental deaths of several civilians in the Jan. 15 Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) operation in Parwan continues, numerous facts regarding the

MARSHALL COUNTY, IOWA – Two men died in a one car accident Tuesday in Marshall county, Iowa. According to a report, at about 7:00 AM Tuesday morning, a 2001 Ford pickup driven

NIT – The American Planning Association has named Mason City one of 30 “great places” for business travelers. According to USA Today, Mason City was named with the likes of San Francisco,

CEDAR RAPIDS – A Kansas man who worked with others in a caper to steal calculators from an Iowa Wal-Mart and other stores plead guilty today in federal court. Caleb Nelson, age

RICHMOND, Va. – A federal grand today returned a 14-count indictment against former Virginia Governor Robert F. McDonnell and former First Lady Maureen G. McDonnell for allegedly participating in a scheme to

MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Conservation Board and Lime Creek Nature Center are sponsoring a motor coach trip to the International Festival of Owls in Houston, Minnesota on Saturday, March

Readers, Have to reference an article that was written by John Skipper in Monday’s Globe. He says something unusual is happening due to Bob Amosson retiring. This is very true! Although it

MASON CITY – A wanted man who got too close to cops in a North End alley was taken into custody last week and discovered to be in possession of elicit drugs.

CLEAR LAKE – “THE JACK”, The Fifth Annual Iowa Lemans Championship Jack Helgren Memorial Race was held Friday and Saturday on frozen Clear Lake. The weekend was filled with family-friendly snowmobiling fun.

CLEAR LAKE – A Mason City man and a woman are in jail Saturday night after a Clear Lake cottage was allegedly broken into. Shawn William Armstrong, age 40, and Jamie Rae

MASON CITY – A woman twice accused of theft faces having her probation revoked. Lillie Glennen, age 50, was wanted in Cerro Gordo county after after the Iowa Department of Corrections filed

MASON CITY – At a recent Elmwood Cemetery board meeting, a rate increase was proposed. According to Cemetery Manager Randy Opheim, he has learned that another local cemetery had increased its prices

MASON CITY – A house on the city’s southwest side has been found to be unsafe and the property owner has been ordered to demolish the structure. According to a City Hall

DES MOINES – Progress Iowa Executive Director Matt Sinovic sent a letter last week to Representative Linda Upmeyer, asking that she make public information about the relationship between the American Legislative Exchange

MASON CITY – Iowa governor Terry Branstad and his re-election campaign made a stop in Mason City Friday. As part of the “Building Iowa’s Future” tour, Branstad was in Mason City at

NIT – An illinois filmaker has been nominated for an academy award for a documentary on a terminally-ill hospice patient in an Iowa maximum security prison. Edgar Barens has been nominated for

IOWA CITY – A report from the Iowa State Patrol described bad weather and treacherous driving conditions on Interstate highways near Iowa City, causing dozens of cars to pile up and injuries

VENTURA – The ice may not be as safe as you think. Every winter, authorities pull vehicles – and sometimes the occupants – out of frozen waters after they collapse through what

NORTHWOOD – A Kensett man charged with vehicular homicide after he allegedly rear-ended another vehicle and caused another man’s death will be sentenced in March. Michael Scott Chodur plead guilty on November

POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY, IOWA – A wrong-way driver on a major freeway in western Iowa lead to one death and three injuries Friday night near Council Bluffs. According to a report, at about

MASON CITY – It doesn’t meet the city’s unwritten standard as amazing, but a pretty good part-time job driving a city transit bus is now open with the City of Mason City.

MASON CITY – A house fire on the city’s southeast side was reported Friday evening. Mason City firefighters responded to 804 13th Street SE at about 6:00 PM. A caller to emergency

CEDAR RAPIDS – An Eldora man who attempted to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity and distributed child pornography was sentenced January 16, 2013, to fourteen years in federal prison.

MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health has received an additional supply of FluMist and infant flu doses. “We’ve received several calls from parents seeking flu vaccine for

MILLS COUNTY, IOWA – A southwest Iowa man who crashed his car endured a chilly night with the help of a fire he started to stay warm. According to a report, 38-year-old

NEW HAMPTON – A suspect has been named in the 2012 murder of a Nashua man. On October 4, 2012, 70-year-old Carl Kenneth Gallmeyer was found deceased inside his residence located at

MASON CITY – A convicted felon who brought his aggression to Mason City and beat a woman was sentenced to prison this week in Cerro Gordo county district court. Following an incident

PLANO, TX – J. C. Penney Company, Inc. today announced that as part of its turnaround efforts, the company will be closing 33 underperforming stores across the country in order to focus

WASHINGTON – The FDA is recommending health care professionals discontinue prescribing and dispensing prescription combination drug products that contain more than 325 milligrams (mg) of acetaminophen per tablet, capsule or other dosage

FOREST CITY – Students attending Waldorf College’s residential programs had one less worry as they began their spring semester this week. The college has announced a tuition freeze for the 2014-2015 school

CEDAR RAPIDS – Three people who were part of a methamphetamine manufacturing ring operating in northwestern Iowa were sentenced to a combined 26 years in federal prison. Chad Root, 42, from Waukon,

MASON CITY – A local man who became irate with his girlfriend while enjoying a night of bowling was taken to jail by police last week. Police were dispatched to Mystic Lanes