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Regarding the “Studies don't support cleanest' claim” article in The Globe Gazette, Sunday, June 4, 2017 edition: The writer of this article needs to compare apples to apples, not apples to potatoes.
There is weak and dangerous sentencing being used in North Iowa. Pretty much every morning while reading the Globe Gazette, I read where a criminal who committed a felony -- be it dealing meth or other dangerous drugs, or one who committed a home invasion, raped a child -- is getting off wit…
Looking through the Globe Gazette Sunday morning, I noticed there was a new event that started in Mason City. The first annual Mason City Pride. Every major city has a pride. Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Des Moines, to name a couple. I noticed the picture and the story was hidden on a back page, …
You know the old saying, "Don't toot your own horn?" But somebody needs to "toot' for our Mason City Municipal Band. What an enjoyable experience to listen to its music (at no charge). The concerts are at 7:30 Thursday evenings on the plaza, north of Southbridge Mall. Come and hear for yourself.
I watched with interest the rebroadcast of the meeting of the City Council.
We do not need another hotel/motel. We need the streets fixed. We have enough placed to stay, they just can not get there! Been in Mason City for almost 30 years and can not remember the last time the city has completely resurfaced or repair a street. Get rid of the plowed blacktop.
Sir, I read in your paper of today, the 31st instant, a letter from Ms. Linda Born of Clear Lake, who would have the City improve the band festival parade by the more prominent recognition of military veterans. I am grateful for her letter, as it affords me the opportunity to dissent.
No amount of "higher learning" in colleges or minds of men will solve the problems of our world which each day become more filled with hatred for one another. Only the love of Christ who sacrificed Himself through His life, death and resurrection can pull us from this abyss of horrendous sin…
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Another great North Iowa Band Festival parade is in the books, I have just one concern or suggestion to be offered. I think all Veterans - American Legion, Vietnam Veterans, and Marine Corp League - should be in a place of honor at the start of the parade instead of mixed in following cars, …
What's with the fixation on drones and the desire to regulate in Britt? You'd think they were falling out of sky comparable to the German bombing of London in WW2, all the while putting a live feed on Facebook from your bedroom window. You want to do something in the name of safety? Let's st…
The North Iowa Farmers Market started its summer market season on May 19, despite the rainy weather. Vendor expectations were cautiously optimistic about the day, and rightfully so. The opening market is usually slow, a lot of produce isn't in season yet and the market moved this year from t…
Good news: according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, more people are arming themselves than in the past 20 years.
The winning numbers Monday night were 05, 11, 22, 23, 69 and the Powerball 07.
Read through the obituaries published today in Globe Gazette.
An Iowa college student whose YouTube video of a police traffic stop generated 1.6 million views is now suing the city of Newton for false arrest.
Read through the obituaries published today in Globe Gazette.
Authorities allege Willie Lee Edward Lynn had sexual contact with a child in 2021 at a Waterloo address.
A neighbor said problems with the vacant property became obvious in the winter when wheelchairs, books and other items from inside began appearing on the lawn.
ChopLocal.com, an Iowa-based online market created to connect small meat producers with customers, now is helping 45 farms and butcher shops in 12 states sell products directly to consumers.
Washington state lottery officials say a single winning ticket for a $754.6 million Powerball jackpot was sold at a department store in a Seattle suburb. The winning numbers drawn Monday night were 5, 11, 22, 23, 69 and the Powerball 7. The winning ticket was bought Sunday at a Fred Meyer store in Auburn, about 30 miles south of Seattle. The winner has not yet come forward. It’s the second time a Powerball jackpot ticket was sold in Washington state, and both tickets were purchased in Auburn. The first was a $90 million jackpot in 2014. The first was a $90 million jackpot in 2014. Monday's jackpot was the ninth-largest in U.S. history.
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The trial of an Arizona man allegedly caught with approximately four pounds of methamphetamine near Rudd on New Year's Eve has been set for April 4 in Floyd County District Court.
A North Iowa man who caused more than $10,000 damage to a Corvette in Clear Lake received a suspended sentence in Cerro Gordo County District Court on Monday.
The former employee alleges he was let go from the company after repeatedly raising safety concerns over electric batteries.
Back from a tour of the San Diego-Mexico border and meetings with Mexican officials, Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst on Tuesday called on Democratic President Joe Biden to crack down of the flow of fentanyl entering the United States, including having every vehicle entering the Southern border screened by a drug-sniffing police dog.
The Clear Lake City Council unanimously approved more than $1.2 million in street projects at its regular meeting Monday.
The parents and conservative activists said the books contain material inappropriate for children.
As states plan how they’ll spend the $25 billion remaining in federal COVID relief funds, some also are facing criticism and renewed scrutiny over how they allocated money already received from the American Rescue Plan Act.