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- Mason City, IA (50401)
  
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  Partly cloudy skies. High 76F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph..
  
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  Cloudy with occasional rain after midnight. Low 58F. Winds E at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near a half an inch.
  
  Updated: May 26, 2019 @ 2:31 am
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Neighborhood parties, strong sense of tradition mark North Iowa Band Festival

Mason City & North Iowa

Neighborhood parties, strong sense of tradition mark North Iowa Band Festival

JERRY SMITH jerry.smith@globegazette.com

The annual North Iowa Band Festival parade is steeped in tradition.

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Photos: Tree Town Music Festival 2019 Saturday

Photos: Tree Town Music Festival 2019 Saturday

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Photos: Tree Town Music Festival 2019 Friday

Photos: Tree Town Music Festival 2019 Friday

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Photos: 2019 North Iowa Band Festival

Photos: 2019 North Iowa Band Festival

Updated 8 hrs ago

College wrestling: Miklus gives boost to Iowa State wrestling program

College wrestling: Miklus gives boost to Iowa State wrestling program

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North Iowa 66-year Legion member proud to honor other vets

North Iowa 66-year Legion member proud to honor other vets

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The ultimate garage sale guide for this weekend

The ultimate garage sale guide for this weekend

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North Iowa area sports calendar

North Iowa area sports calendar

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High School softball: Mason City holds on, to beat New Hampton by two runs

High School softball: Mason City holds on, to beat New Hampton by two runs

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High School roundup: Newman Catholic wins big for second straight day

High School roundup: Newman Catholic wins big for second straight day

Updated May 24, 2019

College basketball: Iowa Notebook

College basketball: Iowa Notebook

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Mason City DealerBuilt considering relocating downtown

Mason City DealerBuilt considering relocating downtown

Updated May 24, 2019

Top Stories

Mason City School Superintendent receives $12,950 raise

Mason City & North Iowa

Mason City School Superintendent receives $12,950 raise

Gillibrand makes campaign stop in Mason City

Mason City & North Iowa

Gillibrand makes campaign stop in Mason City

Baseball, softball return to Rockford nearly one year after intense storm

North Iowa High School Baseball

Baseball, softball return to Rockford nearly one year after intense storm

Tree Town to become Country Thunder Music Festival next year

News for Mason City and North Iowa

Tree Town to become Country Thunder Music Festival next year

Local News

Photos: Tree Town Music Festival 2019 Saturday

Mason City & North Iowa

Photos: Tree Town Music Festival 2019 Saturday

Photos: Tree Town Music Festival 2019 Friday

Mason City & North Iowa

Photos: Tree Town Music Festival 2019 Friday

Photos: 2019 North Iowa Band Festival

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Photos: 2019 North Iowa Band Festival

North Iowa 66-year Legion member proud to honor other vets

Mason City & North Iowa

North Iowa 66-year Legion member proud to honor other vets

Sports

College wrestling: Miklus gives boost to Iowa State wrestling program

North Iowa College Sports

College wrestling: Miklus gives boost to Iowa State wrestling program

North Iowa area sports calendar

North Iowa Sports

North Iowa area sports calendar

High School softball: Mason City holds on, to beat New Hampton by two runs

North Iowa High School Softball

High School softball: Mason City holds on, to beat New Hampton by two runs

High School roundup: Newman Catholic wins big for second straight day

North Iowa High School Sports

High School roundup: Newman Catholic wins big for second straight day

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10 things you won’t want to miss at the North Iowa Band Festival in Mason City

Mason City & North Iowa

10 things you won’t want to miss at the North Iowa Band Festival in Mason City

North Iowa Nine: What's happening in North Iowa (with photos)

Local Entertainment

North Iowa Nine: What's happening in North Iowa (with photos)

Entertainment

Photos: Tree Town Music Festival 2019 Saturday

Mason City & North Iowa

Photos: Tree Town Music Festival 2019 Saturday

Photos: Tree Town Music Festival 2019 Friday

Mason City & North Iowa

Photos: Tree Town Music Festival 2019 Friday

Photos: 2019 North Iowa Band Festival

Local Entertainment

Photos: 2019 North Iowa Band Festival

Watch Aaron Rodgers lose a beer chugging contest to Bakhtiari and Yelich

Entertainment

Watch Aaron Rodgers lose a beer chugging contest to Bakhtiari and Yelich

10 movies that everyone is streaming right now

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10 movies that everyone is streaming right now

What you missed on ABC's live version of 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons'

Television

What you missed on ABC's live version of 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons'

North Iowa Nine: What's happening in North Iowa (with photos)

Local Entertainment

North Iowa Nine: What's happening in North Iowa (with photos)

Opinion

10 insights on today's news that will make you smarter tomorrow

Columnists

10 insights on today's news that will make you smarter tomorrow

Guebert: ‘It was like watching a train wreck happen’

Columnists

Guebert: ‘It was like watching a train wreck happen’

This holiday weekend, remember you're part of something bigger than yourself

Editorial

This holiday weekend, remember you're part of something bigger than yourself

We shut down the Holocaust, why not abortion: Letter

Opinion

We shut down the Holocaust, why not abortion: Letter

KIMT needs to focus on Mason City more: Letter

Opinion

KIMT needs to focus on Mason City more: Letter

Letter: 'Rebate Rule' will hurt very people it is supposed to help

Opinion

Letter: 'Rebate Rule' will hurt very people it is supposed to help

Ackarman: Whatever the cost of dumping Chodur's G8, it's worth it

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Ackarman: Whatever the cost of dumping Chodur's G8, it's worth it

We won't give even an inch on gun control: Letter

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We won't give even an inch on gun control: Letter

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May 21, 2019

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May 21, 2019

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Goodnature's Work Stop

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Outdoors

North Iowa fishing report for May 19

Outdoors

North Iowa fishing report for May 19

Washburn: Muzzleloader turkey hunt goes full circle

Outdoors

Washburn: Muzzleloader turkey hunt goes full circle

North Iowa fishing report for May 12

Outdoors

North Iowa fishing report for May 12

North Iowa fishing report for May 5

Outdoors

North Iowa fishing report for May 5

Life & People

Celebrating North Iowa-area engagements, weddings, anniversaries and birthdays

Mason City & North Iowa

Celebrating North Iowa-area engagements, weddings, anniversaries and birthdays

Bookworm: 'Things' is a light look at father-son relationship

Lifestyles

Bookworm: 'Things' is a light look at father-son relationship

Snackable Exercise: The benefits of shorter workouts

Lifestyles

Snackable Exercise: The benefits of shorter workouts

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Mason City & North Iowa

Photos: Tree Town Music Festival 2019 Saturday

Photos from the 2019 Tree Town Music Festival at Heritage Park in Forest City.

Photos: Tree Town Music Festival 2019 Friday

Mason City & North Iowa

Photos: Tree Town Music Festival 2019 Friday

21 things only people in New England say

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Week in review: Top photos of the week from AP

Archives

Week in review: Top photos of the week from AP

Today's Birthdays, May 25: Amy Klobuchar

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Today's Birthdays, May 25: Amy Klobuchar

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Photos: Anniversary of the evacuation from Dunkirk

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Hawaii woman missing for 2 weeks rescued from Maui forest

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