Preps to Watch: Get to know these area athletes CADEN SHEA, Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa Sep 4, 2026 1 hr ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The 2026 fall season is fully underway and it's time to get to know some of the premier athletes in the area.kAm}2E92? q6C<=6Jk^AmkAmY |2D@? r:EJk^AmkAmY q@JD’ v@=7k^AmkAmY $6?:@Ck^AmkAm}2E92? q6C<=6J :D @77 E@ 2 EC6>6?5@FD D6?:@C J62C[ C646?E=J D6EE:?8 2 D49@@= C64@C5 H:E9 2 D4@C6 @7 ed] w:D ed :D E96 D64@?5 =@H6DE D4@C6 :? E96 6?E:C6 DE2E6 E9:D J62C] q6C<=6J 2=D@ A=2JD 32D<6E32==] “}2E92? :D @FC E62> =6256C[” 9625 4@249 %C@J #@@5 D2:5] “w6 92D H@C<65 G6CJ 92C5 E@ >2<6 9:>D6=7 :?E@ @?6 @7 E96 36DE cp 8@=76CD :? E96 DE2E6] }2E92? 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One TV weather team – two devastating diagnoses WHO-TV's weather team, with Jeriann Ritter in center front, Jason Parkin right rear. (Photo courtesy of WHO-TV)
Board charges Fort Dodge dentist with negligence The Iowa Dental Board within the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing oversees the state's dental profession. (Photo by Getty…
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