Monday, December 9

Girls Basketball

Central Springs – 30

@ Belmond-Klemme – 52



Nevada – 41

@ Iowa Falls-Alden – 49



Boys Basketball

Central Springs – 41

@ Belmond-Klemme – 65



Nevada – 75 (OT)

@ Iowa Falls-Alden – 69

Mason City’s TubaChristmas concert is Saturday

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The 38th annual Mason City TubaChristmas concert will be held Saturday at Southbridge Mall. Any tuba, sousaphone, euphonium, or baritone player of any age who would like to participate is asked to attend a rehearsal Saturday morning

Franklin Supervisors approve a new compensation policy

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Today the Franklin County Board of Supervisors met with county auditor Katy Flint who requested an increase in precinct election official and support staff wages. The Franklin supervisors approved to establish the Franklin County Precinct Election Official

Another case of the bird flu detected in Iowa

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A second case of the avian influenza has been detected, this time in a commercial turkey flock in Palo Alto County. The first case was announced Friday in a flock of commercial layer chickens in Sioux County.

Hampton-Dumont-CAL places 30th at Dan Gable Donnybrook

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The #14 (2A) Hampton-Dumont-CAL boys wrestling team earned a 30th place finish in the team standings at Friday and Saturday’s Dan Gable Donnybrook Tournament at Xtream Arena. They scored 115.5 points. Placewinners: Maddox Strother – 1st in

President Assad flees Syria after rebels capture Damascus

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Rebel forces invaded Syria and captured Damascus on Sunday, bring a decades-long reign by the Assad family to an end.   President Bashar Assad fled the country and relinquished the presidency, with Russian state media reporting that