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One-on-one with Mason City Schools’ Superintendent
One-on-one with Mason City Schools Superintendent Page. (ABC 6 News) — On Friday, Superintendent Pat Hamilton with Mason City Schools spoke with Jeremy Ledford on ABC 6 News Good Morning. Supt. Hamilton joined Mason City Schools in 2022. An Iowa-native, he has spent over two decades in education, with...
Old time radio returns to Spring Lake
The bygone days of radio theatre will return to Spring Lake Park lakeside shelter this Saturday, Aug. 24, when the Community Players of Greene County present the CPGG Radio Hour. The program will feature episodes of “The Bickersons,” “Little Orphan Annie,” and “Fibber McGee & Molly,” as well as “The...
USD part of project developing sustainable refrigerants
The University of South Dakota is part of a project developing sustainable refrigerants. The U.S. National Science Foundation is funding the $26 million project to help address climate change. The Environmental Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub is bringing together the University of Kansas, University of Notre Dame, University of Maryland, University...
Iowa Department of Education Launches AI-Powered Reading Tutor Program
The Iowa Department of Education announced Wednesday that some elementary schools will use an AI reading assistant to help with literacy tutoring programs. The department made a $3 million investment into Amira (EPS Learning) for the use of a program called EPS Reading Assistant, an online literacy tutor that uses artificial intelligence technology. Iowa public […]
USDA efforts to solve the bird flu outbreak in cows are taking center stage in central Iowa
AMES, Iowa (AP) — At first glance, it looks like an unassuming farm. Cows are scattered across fenced-in fields. A milking barn sits in the distance with a tractor parked alongside. But the people who work there are not farmers, and other buildings look more like what you’d find at a modern university than in a cow pasture.
Time is Running Out on the Unclaimed $500,000 Iowa Lottery Ticket
The winner of a massive lottery prize has less than a month to claim it before a six-figure piece of paper effectively becomes worthless. Back in March, a Powerball ticket was purchased at a Kwik Star, located at 1502 South Federal Avenue, in Mason City, IA. That ticket proved to be a lucky one, as it's now worth $500,000. The prize will expire if unclaimed by the September 12th deadline.
Man charged for OWI after hitting bridge
ALTON—A 31-year-old South Sioux City, NE, man was arrested Monday, Aug. 19, on charges of first-offense operating while under the influence and failure to maintain control for an incident about 6:45 a.m. Wednesday, July 17, near Alton. The arrest of Orson Miguel Delgado Castillo stemmed from a report of...
Man raises money to pay off lunch debts at alma mater, other schools in district
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) - Some school districts in Iowa are reporting thousands of dollars in unpaid lunch accounts. With the first day of school approaching, one man is calling on others to help pay off lunch debts, just like he did in his community. School lunch is considered a...
Driesen opens in new Sioux Center spot
SIOUX CENTER—Driesen Eye Center owners and staff are making a new space in Sioux Center feel like home after moving in a month ago. They’re celebrating the business’s move to 777 N. Main Ave. Suite No. 1 in the 815 Complex on the north side of Sioux Center with a ribbon cutting 9 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28.
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