Posted by John McGlothlen on June 5, 2009 |
0 Comments It doesn’t sound like the white deer was an albino deer, but…
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Rare bird drops by (includes photo)
Garry Skeries of Sheffield took this photo of an albino robin in a neighbor’s yard. … Albino birds are extremely uncommon, according to Project FeederWatch…
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Albino squirrel makes a home in Mason City (includes photo)
An albino squirrel apparently envious of [...]
Posted by John McGlothlen on May 28, 2009 |
0 Comments Kevin Costner bringing band to Davenport
Kevin Costner will perform at Davenport’s Col Ballroom in a Tuesday, July 28, concert. … His band, Kevin Costner and The Modern West, will be on a short July tour that will include … Clear Lake, Iowa’s Surf Ballroom…
Posted by John McGlothlen on May 12, 2009 |
0 Comments Turning the tables on vandals (Mason City Globe Gazette)
Four weeks ago some kids spray-painted just the whites of my teeth…I thought I looked like crap so I said ‘Golly I can make it look better than that.’ So I put a handlebar mustache on it. …
Article includes photo of billboard
Posted by John McGlothlen on May 11, 2009 |
1 Comment John Skipper Column: Linn County salary ‘bait and switch’
Since there is talk in some quarters that the number of supervisors in Cerro Gordo County, population 46,000, should increase from three to five, it is worth noting that Linn County …
Posted by John McGlothlen on May 11, 2009 |
0 Comments MCPD finds ATM in river
Lt. Ron Vande Weerd said authorities are investigating any connection to the recent theft and attempted theft of ATM machines in Mason City and Clear Lake. …
Posted by John McGlothlen on May 10, 2009 |
0 Comments Local man injured riding bull
MASON CITY — A 38-year-old Mason City man was reportedly seriously injured Saturday night when he was thrown from a bull during a bull riding competition at the North Iowa Fairgrounds. …
Posted by John McGlothlen on May 9, 2009 |
0 Comments Iowa City violence has some parents worried (Mason City Globe Gazette)
The assault left Kiroff with four facial fractures and a broken nose. He had to have four plastic implants put in his face. He still suffers from double vision, which has affected his studies. …
Posted by John McGlothlen on May 8, 2009 |
0 Comments Survey: Mason City rates well in cost of living
MASON CITY — Mason City ranked as the seventh least-expensive of the 309 urban areas across the nation analyzed for the latest ACCRA Cost of Living Index report. …
Posted by John McGlothlen on May 3, 2009 |
0 Comments NIACC contest offers adults free year of college
MASON CITY — North Iowa Area Community College will offer adults looking to change their lives and to go back to school a chance to do just that through the Extreme Makeover: College Edition contest. …
Posted by John McGlothlen on May 3, 2009 |
0 Comments Pedestrian struck and killed in Mason City
The Iowa State Patrol said the accident occurred about 9 p.m. Saturday on Highway 122 between South Georgia Street and South Jersey Street. …
UPDATE: Youth identified in Mason City Globe Gazette as Darrion Rambo, 10
A Mason City youngster, described by his family as “a good kid,” died [...]
