MASON CITY – has filed to run for the Mason City City Council. Barragan is a candidate for the at-large seat currently held by Max Weaver. Barragan will be up against Alex…
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Sheriff’s deputies respond to knife fight in Plymouth
PLYMOUTH – Four Cerro Gordo County sheriff’s officers responded to a call Monday evening at 11:04 p.m. about an altercation involving a knife. Two juveniles were involved in the altercation, which took…
Branstad orders flags at half-staff Friday through Monday to honor volunteer firefighter Michael Collins and Iowa State Trooper Mark Toney
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad has ordered all flags in Iowa be flown at half-staff Friday, September 23, 2011 at 8 a.m. until Monday, September 26, 2011 at 8 a.m. in…
Flag-folding project to honor troops, remember 9-11
MASON CITY – RSVP of North Central Iowa is inviting all area residents to participate in a flag-folding project on Friday, Sept. 9, in memory of the nearly 3,000 people who died…
2011-12 Iowa pheasant season forecast
BOONE – Results of Iowa’s statewide survey of upland game are in and show a small gain in pheasant numbers in southern Iowa and fewer birds across northern Iowa. Overall, pheasant hunters…
Mason City council to meet Tuesday night
MASON CITY – The Mason City City Council will meet Tuesday night at the Mason City City Room in the library. Janice Easley will be making a presentation about the bandshell, for…
Dillinger bank robbery re-enactments held Saturday
MASON CITY – The Great River City Festival continued Saturday, with three re-enactments of the John Dillinger gang robbery of the First National Bank. Even with the chill in the air, dedicated…
BREAKING NEWS: Maria Ohl denied by Civil Service Commission
MASON CITY – Mariah Ohl was denied her job as a Mason City police officer today on a 3-0 vote from the Civil Service Commission. Ohl was fired on August 4th by…
Bookmeyer and Urdahl want Weaver out (by Peter Children)
(Op-ed by Peter Children) I see on this site where Jay Urdahl and Bookmeyer have hooked up, joined forces in order to find someone to run against Max Weaver in the Third…
Alleged theft of generator may have led to house fire
MASON CITY – Last Thursday, September 8th, the Mason City Fire Department responded at 4:15 a.m. to a house fire at 717 South Jersey Avenue. Fire detectors alerted the residents of the…
Marsters weighs in on Bookmeyer’s first two years as Mayor
From Mason City Council Member Jeff Marsters, when asked to assess Mayor Eric Bookmeyer’s first two years in office: Mayor Bookmeyer’s campaign theme was DILIGENCE, DISCIPLINE & DECORUM! Should always be the…
Foster to resume status on Civil Service Commission as ex officio member
MASON CITY – Human Rights Department Director Lionel Foster will be resuming his role as a member of the Mason City Civil Service Commision as an ex officio member. An ex officio…
Bookmeyer, Urdahl mum on whether they are recruiting candidates
MASON CITY – A citizen asked NorthIowaToday.com to follow up on a rumor that Mayor Eric Bookmeyer and County Supervisor Jay Urdahl are recruiting citizens to run as candidates in the city’s…
Mayor Bookmeyer recognizes Foster’s achievement
MASON CITY – Mayor Eric Bookmeyer of Mason City recognized Lionel Foster at Tuesday’s City Council meeting for his achievement of being inducted into the Iowa African American Hall of Fame. There…
Bringing history back to life
Story by Carl Grover of Mason City – With the tenacity of a mean mother bear protecting her cubs it appears that the feisty Janice Easley has in fact “saved the Historic…
Mason City man, former neighbor of Jodi Huisentruit, says MCPD played no role in her disappearance
MASON CITY – Vic Koenigsberg lived in the “B” building at the Key Apartments in 1995 and was home in the early morning hours when Jodi Huisentruit vanished. Koenigsberg, a former railroad…
Ed Wineinger receives band shell award for volunteerism
MASON CITY – The Friends of the Band Shell organization has awarded Ed Wineinger the “Best Friend Award”, for his contribution toward the restoration of Mason City’s Historic East Park Band Shell….
Building located at 318 3rd Street SW finally to be demolished
MASON CITY – A building located at 318 3rd Street SW is scheduled to be demolished in the next few weeks. The owners of the building, Lee and Mary Ellen Snell, as…
Unfair policies
Submitted to NorthIowaToday.com from anonymous sender: Mason City Honda, owned by Ron Dyball, recently acquired the corner lot at 5th and Highway 122 (which was previously a low end used car lot.)…
Destination Retail?
Submitted to NorthIowaToday.com from anonymous sender: I love when politicians come up with and use hot new phrases to push their ideas through. Recently we have (had) Councilperson Scott Tournquist use the…
Fallen navy seal Jon Tumilson greeted by hundreds at airport (photos)
MASON CITY – In honor of Jon Tumilson, Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class, age 35 of Rockford, hundreds of people were out at the Mason City airport to welcome the plane that returned his remains home.
Hit and run reported Saturday in Mason City
MASON CITY – At approximately 9:30 p.m. Saturday night a call of a hit and run was called in at North Adams and 5th St. NW. A passerby heard a lady screaming…
Mason City school teacher busted for 2nd OWI offense
MASON CITY – A Mason City school teacher was serving a sentence for operating while intoxicated Monday evening. Janell Amy Drumheller, 38, was booked into the Cerro Gordo County Jail 6:29 p.m….
Senator Harkin praises Mason City’s Lionel Foster
MASON CITY – Mason City’s Lionel Foster was inducted into the Iowa African American Hall of Fame last week at a ceremony in Altoona. The Iowa African-American Hall of Fame, founded in…
Nelson again calls for vote on arena, says Mason City’s youth population declining
MASON CITY – City Councilman Don Nelson has again called for a referendum on a proposed multi-purpose arena for Mason City should the issue get that far. Nelson, drawing comparisons to Mason…
Ending welfare (by Peter Lagios)
(Op-ed by Peter Lagios) (Revised and updated 7/31/2011) My plan to eliminate welfare begins with certain assumptions and beliefs. If you do not share these assumptions and beliefs then you more than…
Kuhn, candidate for City Council, meets the public
MASON CITY – At-large City Council candidate Alex Kuhn met the public for coffee at Jitters Coffee Bar on Friday afternoon. About 40-50 people attended, and he spoke for about 30 minutes….
Condemned apple tree means a lot to Mason City family
MASON CITY – An apple tree in the West Haven neighborhood of Mason City that has been condemned by city officials means a lot to the Piper family who owns it. The…
Update on Mason City’s 19th Street widening project
MASON CITY – An update on Mason City’s 19th Street widening project for week of July 25, 2011. Mid-Continent Contracting has finished the demolition of the culvert crossing Mason Creek. 19th Street…
Sweet corn sales in full swing
Brandon Pearce bags up 15 ears of sweetcorn Saturday for sale at Monroe Storage, 1625 S. Monroe Ave., in Mason City. The stand is one of several in the area offering fresh…
Mason City Man Arrested on 6 Sex Crime Warrants
MASON CITY – A Mason City man was arrested on 6 sex crime warrants from Marshall County. Shortly after 2pm on Wednesday Mason City Police took John James Hudson age 20 of…
Nelson wants Trout to provide list of accomplishments, goals
MASON CITY – City council member Don Nelson has asked City Administrator Brent Trout to provide a list of his accomplishments for the previous year as City Administrator. Nelson also wants a…
Dissension & Bile (by Peter Children)
(Op-ed from Peter J. Children) It’s no surprise I write on a ongoing basis for NIT; Some of you agree with the content of my thoughts, and some do not. I’m OK…
City Council listening post
Several citizens took to the podium for the public listening post after Tuesday night’s city council meeting. Watch the video:
Things now in progress and things yet to come (by Peter J. Children)
(Op-ed from Peter J. Children) I write about city politics, that’s what I do. I try and uncover hypocrisy whenever I think its present, some of you do not like that and…
Fate of hedge a test for city government
MASON CITY – An anonymous complaint to city hall about a “gorgeous” hedge could be seen as a test of how Mason City officials handle citizens’ issues. NorthIowaToday.com was alerted to an…
“We transformed the world,” Santorum tells Clear Lake audience
CLEAR LAKE – Republican Presidential candidate Rick Santorum was in Clear Lake Tuesday, completing his 21st visit to Iowa. “We transformed the world,” former Senator and Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum told…
Alex Kuhn announces his candidacy for City Council
MASON CITY – Alex Kuhn has announced to the media that he will be a candidate for the at-large seat in this fall’s city council election. Max Weaver currently holds that seat…
Editorial takes the cake
(Op-ed submitted by Pat Steinfort of Mason City) The editorial in Sunday’s paper takes the cake! How much lower can the Globe Gazette get? Then we have John Skipper’s column in Monday’s…
Car fire in Mason City
MASON CITY – Around 6:45 Friday night, a report of a car on fire on Eisenhower and Highway 122. There was a lot of smoke coming from the engine area. The car…