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Iowa farmer cautiously optimistic about grain prices
A north Iowa farmer is increasingly hopeful about a profitable year in 2024. Rusty Olson grows organic and conventional corn and soybeans near Garner. “I guess I’m optimistic with of course the weather, the markets are surprisingly starting to come back around in the conventional world and corn is seeing some really nice rallies lately.”
Forest City man sentenced for auger attack
FOREST CITY, Iowa – A North Iowa man has been sentenced for fighting with police and jail staff. Noah Nathanael Nelson, 27 of Forest City, pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted first-degree burglary and two counts of assault on a peace officer. The Forest City Police Department says...
Woman sentenced for breaking into Hancock County storage units
GARNER, Iowa – Breaking into storage units in Hancock County means jail time for a Fort Dodge woman. Ashely Nichole Groff, 38, was charged with three counts of third-degree burglary, one count of attempted third-degree burglary, and driving while barred. The Garner Police Department says Groff broke into multiple...
Mason City home suffered major damage from fire and explosion Tuesday
MASON CITY, Iowa – A fire and explosion severely damaged a home in Mason City Tuesday. The Mason City Fire Department was called to 124 ½ 15th Street NE just after 5 pm. Firefighters say they arrived to see fire and smoke showing from the north and east sides of the house.
Sentence handed down for storage unit break-ins in Garner
GARNER, Iowa – A man has been sentenced for breaking into several storage units in Hancock County. Derek Eugene Ott, 42 of Fort Dodge, pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree burglary. He was accused of entering K&D Storage on North State Avenue on August 15 and using a bolt cutter to remove the locks on three storage units and damage the lock on a fourth.
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