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  Updated: July 21, 2019 @ 5:34 pm
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Clear Lake couple adjusts to life after adopting three Ukrainian siblings

Mason City & North Iowa

Clear Lake couple adjusts to life after adopting three Ukrainian siblings

By ASHLEY STEWART ashley.stewart@globegazette.com

Brandon and Kelsey Hrubes never imagined their lives the way they are now.

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First Citizens foundation awards $338,000 to area organizations

First Citizens foundation awards $338,000 to area organizations

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Bookworm: 'Bad Axe County' is frighteningly realistic

Bookworm: 'Bad Axe County' is frighteningly realistic

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College football: Illinois players focusing on Roundtree

College football: Illinois players focusing on Roundtree

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College football: Linderbaum making big impression for Iowa

College football: Linderbaum making big impression for Iowa

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Randall: Stay alive and pay attention; then things will come along

Randall: Stay alive and pay attention; then things will come along

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Ramsey: Teach 8-year-old it's OK to spend money, too

Ramsey: Teach 8-year-old it's OK to spend money, too

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Photos: Newman Catholic Baseball vs. West Fork

Photos: Newman Catholic Baseball vs. West Fork

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Murray: I'm part of the 'Hand Me Up' generation

Murray: I'm part of the 'Hand Me Up' generation

Jul 20, 2019

College football: Frost coy about Cornhusker's expectations

College football: Frost coy about Cornhusker's expectations

Jul 20, 2019

Washburn: The chase for Clear Lake’s trophy muskellunge

Washburn: The chase for Clear Lake’s trophy muskellunge

Jul 20, 2019

As the water changes, so too should fishing tactics

As the water changes, so too should fishing tactics

Jul 20, 2019

Top Stories

Mason City's Gatehouse deal: Lucrative, risky, necessary?

Mason City & North Iowa

Mason City's Gatehouse deal: Lucrative, risky, necessary?

High school baseball: Newman Catholic keeps rolling behind Paulus and Fitzgerald

North Iowa High School Sports

High school baseball: Newman Catholic keeps rolling behind Paulus and Fitzgerald

Fairgoers pour into rain soaked North Iowa Fair

Mason City & North Iowa

Fairgoers pour into rain soaked North Iowa Fair

North Iowa Celebrations: Anniversaries, weddings, birthdays and more for July 21

Celebrations

North Iowa Celebrations: Anniversaries, weddings, birthdays and more for July 21

Local News

First Citizens foundation awards $338,000 to area organizations

Mason City & North Iowa

First Citizens foundation awards $338,000 to area organizations

Bookworm: 'Bad Axe County' is frighteningly realistic

Lifestyles

Bookworm: 'Bad Axe County' is frighteningly realistic

North Iowa neighbors: Obituaries published today

Mason City & North Iowa

North Iowa neighbors: Obituaries published today

Remembering North Iowa neighbors: Today's obituaries

Mason City & North Iowa

Remembering North Iowa neighbors: Today's obituaries

Sports

College football: Illinois players focusing on Roundtree

North Iowa College Sports

College football: Illinois players focusing on Roundtree

College football: Linderbaum making big impression for Iowa

North Iowa College Sports

College football: Linderbaum making big impression for Iowa

Photos: Newman Catholic Baseball vs. West Fork

North Iowa High School Baseball

Photos: Newman Catholic Baseball vs. West Fork

College football: Frost coy about Cornhusker's expectations

North Iowa College Sports

College football: Frost coy about Cornhusker's expectations

News to use

Fair time fun kicks off July 31 in Mitchell County

Mason City & North Iowa

Fair time fun kicks off July 31 in Mitchell County

Stacyville celebrating Brat Daze July 26-27

News

Stacyville celebrating Brat Daze July 26-27

Entertainment

10 movies that everyone is streaming right now

Movies

10 movies that everyone is streaming right now

Movie reviews: 1st 'Lion King' still the king; Tarantino's back with 'Hollywood'

Movies

Movie reviews: 1st 'Lion King' still the king; Tarantino's back with 'Hollywood'

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

Local Entertainment

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

Then and now: The cast of 'The Lion King,' 1994 vs 2019

Movies

Then and now: The cast of 'The Lion King,' 1994 vs 2019

10 new iOS games people are loving

Games

10 new iOS games people are loving

Emmy nominations 2019: Snubs and surprises

Television

Emmy nominations 2019: Snubs and surprises

Stars we've lost so far in 2019

Entertainment

Stars we've lost so far in 2019

Opinion

Clayson: A trip away from America highlights differences, heightens gratitude

Opinion

Clayson: A trip away from America highlights differences, heightens gratitude

Skipper: When you're in the right place at the right time, you get Hope

Columnists

Skipper: When you're in the right place at the right time, you get Hope

Randall: Stay alive and pay attention; then things will come along

Columnists

Randall: Stay alive and pay attention; then things will come along

Ramsey: Teach 8-year-old it's OK to spend money, too

Business

Ramsey: Teach 8-year-old it's OK to spend money, too

Guebert: Doing your civic duty. Or not.

Columnists

Guebert: Doing your civic duty. Or not.

Shame on Trump and shame on those who support him: Letter

Opinion

Shame on Trump and shame on those who support him: Letter

Letter: Use the right words, consequences for people illegally crossing our border

Opinion

Letter: Use the right words, consequences for people illegally crossing our border

Letter: Those who caused a ruckus at Grassley meeting shouldn't get attention

Opinion

Letter: Those who caused a ruckus at Grassley meeting shouldn't get attention

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Outdoors

Washburn: The chase for Clear Lake’s trophy muskellunge

Lifestyles

Washburn: The chase for Clear Lake’s trophy muskellunge

As the water changes, so too should fishing tactics

Outdoors

As the water changes, so too should fishing tactics

DNR: Iowa anglers wet a line 10.50 million days in 2018

Outdoors

DNR: Iowa anglers wet a line 10.50 million days in 2018

Washburn: Clear Lake walleyes launch July rampage

Outdoors

Washburn: Clear Lake walleyes launch July rampage

Life & People

Bookworm: 'Bad Axe County' is frighteningly realistic

Lifestyles

Bookworm: 'Bad Axe County' is frighteningly realistic

Randall: Stay alive and pay attention; then things will come along

Columnists

Randall: Stay alive and pay attention; then things will come along

Murray: I'm part of the 'Hand Me Up' generation

Lifestyles

Murray: I'm part of the 'Hand Me Up' generation

Washburn: The chase for Clear Lake’s trophy muskellunge

Lifestyles

Washburn: The chase for Clear Lake’s trophy muskellunge

Photos

Photos: Gangster Dillinger gunned down in Chicago

1934: Dillinger Biograph Theater

1934: Melvin Purvis

1934: Dillinger officers

1934: Dillinger

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Photos: Gangster Dillinger gunned down in Chicago

On July 22, 1934, American gangster John Dillinger was shot to death by federal agents outside Chicago's Biograph Theater, where he had just seen the Clark Gable movie "Manhattan Melodrama" with two female companions.

Celebrity Birthdays for July 21

Archives

Celebrity Birthdays for July 21

Highlights from history: July 21

Archives

Highlights from history: July 21

Photos: Newman Catholic Baseball vs. West Fork

North Iowa High School Baseball

Photos: Newman Catholic Baseball vs. West Fork

Week in review: Top photos of the week from AP

Archives

Week in review: Top photos of the week from AP

Celebrity Birthdays for July 20

Archives

Celebrity Birthdays for July 20

Highlights from history: July 20

Archives

Highlights from history: July 20

Nation & World

1960s prankster Paul Krassner, who named Yippies, dies at 87

1960s prankster Paul Krassner, who named Yippies, dies at 87

Mariano Rivera closes Baseball HOF induction ceremony

Mariano Rivera closes Baseball HOF induction ceremony

'The Lion King' rules and 'Endgame' scores all-time record

'The Lion King' rules and 'Endgame' scores all-time record

Nadler: Mueller hearing to air evidence of Trump wrongdoing

Nadler: Mueller hearing to air evidence of Trump wrongdoing

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Not real news roundup: Here's a look at what didn't happen this week

A look at every U.S. president's favorite drink

A look at every U.S. president's favorite drink

Watch man escape high-rise fire by climbing down in 'Spider-Man' fashion

Watch man escape high-rise fire by climbing down in 'Spider-Man' fashion

A moon in full: 25 stunning pictures of our moon, from Earth

A moon in full: 25 stunning pictures of our moon, from Earth

How to make it through a workday when you're tired

Health, Medicine and Fitness

How to make it through a workday when you're tired

Secrets to longevity from some of the world's oldest people

Lifestyles

Secrets to longevity from some of the world's oldest people

Instagram’s bullying protections may help, but parents need to do their part, experts say

Parenting

Instagram’s bullying protections may help, but parents need to do their part, experts say

Return to Cuba: Everything and nothing has changed

Travel

Return to Cuba: Everything and nothing has changed

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Local businesses

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