Hawkeye Harvest Food Bank is asking the community to support its "Give Where You Live" fundraising campaign through financial donations or volunteer service in order to help North Iowans in need. The organization serves residents from 88 communities across the area, providing emergency food and household essentials to neighbors facing unexpected hardships. "Our neighbors are facing a lot of ...

The line between audience and performer disappears with the roll of a giant 20-sided die. That's the premise behind Mason City Community Theatre's live "Dungeons & Dragons" production, where improvisational theater meets tabletop role playing, and every performance can take a different turn depending on the choices of both the actors and the audience. The one-night performance begins at 7 p.m. ...

The Moonlight Bike Ride in Mason City will have a brand-new route this year. The ride is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 14, at the new Prairie Rock Trail Bike Park. Organized by the Greater Mason City Chamber of Commerce Program Committee, this family-friendly event promotes the use of local bike trails while encouraging a healthier, more active community, according to a press release. Check-in ...

Budget considerations equate to “bad news out of Austin,” Commissioner Rick Bailey said in referring to a Wednesday meeting of an Austin policy board he serves on. “It appears that out of the $4 billion allocated to farm-to-market road projects, they’re going to cut that to $1 billion for the entire state,” Bailey said. “We were told that the state legislators, not Texas Department of ...

WATERLOO — Hawkeye Community College may get involved in litigation against its online learning management platform for a data breach in May. The board of trustees on Tuesday approved a legal services agreement with San Diego-based Frantz Law Group. On May 7, there was a cyberattack against the digital platform Canvas that caused the service to be shut down temporarily, according to parent ...

WATERLOO — UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital has been honored as a hospital that consistently follows evidence-based guidelines to decrease disability and improve quality of life for patients following a stroke. Allen Hospital received the Get With The Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award. The guidelines help hospitals apply the latest research and evidence-based practices ...

CEDAR FALLS – A quick perusal of Northern Iowa men’s summer basketball practice on Tuesday at the McLeod Center led to one conclusion. There are a lot more unfamiliar faces than there are familiar. That would be the case of any program following a coaching change. At the same time, however, there is familiarity. When Kyle Green was named the 26th head coach in UNI program history on April 1, ...