Mason City man will plead guilty to forgery

18 May 2012, 7:31 pm

MASON CITY — A Mason City man has agreed to plead guilty in a forgery case.... Read More »

Court denies review of ruling against Prairie Ridge

14 May 2012, 5:24 pm

MASON CITY — The Iowa Supreme Court has denied a request for further review on a Cerro Gordo County District Court decision to allow a former Prairie Ridge Addiction Treatment Services employee to receive unemployment benefits.... Read More »

New N.I. native plant ID guide available

13 May 2012, 7:26 pm

MASON CITY — The Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management staff of the Cerro Gordo County Conservation Board has completed a native prairie plant identification guide that contains photos and descriptions of more than 60 of North Iowa’s most common native prairie grasses and wildflowers.... Read More »

Deadline nears for submitting tax credit forms

13 May 2012, 2:23 pm

MASON CITY — The deadline for elderly or disabled taxpayers to return their Iowa property tax credit forms is May 31, said Cerro Gordo County Treasurer Patricia Wright.... Read More »

Elderly, disabled face May 31 deadline to submit tax credit forms

11 May 2012, 4:30 am

MASON CITY — The deadline for elderly or disabled taxpayers to return their Iowa property tax credit forms is May 31, said Cerro Gordo County Treasurer Patricia Wright.... Read More »

Entities make economic development agreement official

10 May 2012, 6:00 pm

MASON CITY — Mason City, Clear Lake and Cerro Gordo County made it official Thursday.... Read More »

Cerro Gordo vote system to be publicly tested

10 May 2012, 6:53 am

MASON CITY — The optical-scan and ballot-marking voting system will be publicly tested beginning at 9 a.m. Monday, May 14 in the Cerro Gordo County election annex, 22 Third Street Northwest.... Read More »

Nora Springs driver charged after vehicle hits train

9 May 2012, 2:31 am

MASON CITY, Iowa --- The Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office charged the driver of a vehicle involved in a train-motor vehicle accident in rural Cerro Gordo County Tuesday evening.... Read More »

Eagle populations rebound in Iowa, throughout US

29 April 2012, 2:29 pm

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Cerro Gordo County Conservation Director Fred Heinz calls the return of bald eagles to Iowa “a fairy tale ending” to an almost tragic story. “I can remember seeing my first eagle along the Mississippi River back in the mid-1970s,” said Heinz. It was one of those “... Read More »

The return of bald eagles to North Iowa is quite a sight

21 April 2012, 8:06 pm

MASON CITY - Cerro Gordo County Conservation Director Fred Heinz calls the return of bald eagles to Iowa “a fairy tale ending” to an almost tragic story.... Read More »